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::You determine how something is meant to be understood by the language used (e.g., does it conform to the style of poetry, narrative, etc.?), and by the culture for whom it was written.  If, for example, a sentence said "The rock landed on the marquee", would you understand it to mean that the rock landed on a large tent, or on a canopy projecting out over the entrance to a large building?  The correct answer depends on whether the writer was writing for an Australian or British audience, or an American audience.  You can also look at how others who would know how to read it understood it, if such records exist.  For example, Jesus referred to various aspects of the Genesis narrative as though it was historical fact; He didn't understand it as allegorical myth.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:48, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

::You determine how something is meant to be understood by the language used (e.g., does it conform to the style of poetry, narrative, etc.?), and by the culture for whom it was written.  If, for example, a sentence said "The rock landed on the marquee", would you understand it to mean that the rock landed on a large tent, or on a canopy projecting out over the entrance to a large building?  The correct answer depends on whether the writer was writing for an Australian or British audience, or an American audience.  You can also look at how others who would know how to read it understood it, if such records exist.  For example, Jesus referred to various aspects of the Genesis narrative as though it was historical fact; He didn't understand it as allegorical myth.  [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 08:48, 6 April 2007 (EDT)

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