every expression appearing in the given sentence performs.”10 Therefore, diagramming is a diagnosis of syntax serving to pinpoint the relation that words have one to another, and thereby facilitating grammatical exegesis, the cornerstone of theological exegesis. Diagrammatical analysis has been a useful tool for students of grammar and rhetoric because it calls attention to word relationships within a sentence as it builds into paragraphs. “Obviously, the ability to diagram
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