SEVEN STUDY LENSES
Trace before you summarize.
Follow development across context and genre. Do not force every passage to say the same thing in the same way.
Marriage
Parenting
Sibling conflict
Inheritance
Teaching
Legacy
KEY PASSAGE PATHWAYS
Genesis 12–50
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
Deuteronomy 6
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
Ruth
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
2 Samuel 13–18
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
Luke 1–2
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
Acts 16
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
2 Timothy 1
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
THEOLOGICAL INTEGRITY
Connection is not collapse.
A faithful biblical-theology map preserves each passage's voice, historical horizon, covenant location, genre, and development before drawing a Bible-wide conclusion.