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.
Audience
Image
Turn
Surprise
Judgment
Response
KEY PASSAGE PATHWAYS
Matthew 13; 18; 20–25
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
Mark 4; 12
Read literary context, name the theme's role here, then compare later use.
Luke 10; 12; 14–16; 18–20
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.