Textual Interpretations

Question 1

literal

- style of interpretation

Answer 1

• True story
• Straight telling of tales
• Serious
• Used as a cautionary tale

Question 2

answers the question - literal

Answer 2

-Answers the question what is the text saying

Question 3

myth of Adonis – literal

Answer 3

• Talks about how anger breeds death
• Apollodorous (literal)
• Serious

Question 4

song of songs - literal

Answer 4

• about king Solomons love for women and his wit/wisdom

Question 5

structural

Answer 5

• symbolic
• metaphorically
• allegorically

Question 6

structural qualities of this interpretation

Answer 6

-Used as a metaphor to teach lessons

Question 7

answers the question – structural

Answer 7

• Answers the lessons that were important in that time

- What is the structure of society

Question 8

myth of adonis – structural

Answer 8

• Death is a transformation
• Love conqours all
• Death turning into birth, playful and speaks to the notion of transformation

Question 9

song of songs – structural

Answer 9

• God is the lover of humanity
• Israelites are beloved
• Mutual admiration between god and gods people
• Symbolizes the relationship between the covenant

Question 10

functional

- qualities of this style

Answer 10

• Elevate secular understanding of the text

- What is the text

Question 11

functional

- answers the question

Answer 11

• How soiceties work and can define right from wrong

- What is the function of the text saying about the relationship itself, not the structural setup

Question 12

myth of adonis

Answer 12

• Elevate secular phenomena to religious phenomena
• Eliade – application to Adonis myth
• Making stories religious

Question 13

song of songs

Answer 13

• Importance of chastity for a woman
• Wisdom text
• Social, political and cultural contexts of the time