Tag: metalepsis
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The Only Begotten — Part 2 (full of grace and truth)
When studying the use of the “Only Begotten” in the scriptures (posted as part 1 of this series), I noticed a strong correlation with the phrase, “full of grace and truth”. Almost without exception, when grace and truth are used together in the scriptures it is in one of the passages naming the Son as…
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"Divided hither and thither" — a sermon in a phrase, part 1
My most recent post (re-)introduced a concept I recently learned about from Stisa which gives a name to a phenomenon I’ve noticed and blogged about in the past — metalepsis. In short, it’s a technique used by ancient scribes to reference an older account by using key wording from that account as they tell a…
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