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Methodology

Research Pipeline

Each study was produced through the bible-study5 multi-agent pipeline:

  1. Reference Gathering — Prior studies searched, external corpora queried for research leads
  2. Scope Discovery — Tools (not training knowledge) discover relevant topics, verses, and Strong's numbers
  3. Library Generation — Missing word studies and grammar references created before research begins
  4. Data Gathering — Full verse text, cross-testament parallels, Hebrew/Greek parsing, all organized without interpretation
  5. Analysis — Verse-by-verse examination, pattern identification, comprehensive conclusion with verse support

Interpretive Principles

  • Scripture interprets Scripture — meaning derived from biblical usage, not external frameworks
  • Contextual analysis — expanding circles from verse to chapter to book to same author to cross-testament
  • Historical-grammatical method — original language grammar informs meaning
  • Scripture is the only authority for doctrine — external sources are research leads, not evidence
  • Consistency — conclusions must hold across ALL analyzed verses

Four Framework Approach

This series identifies four distinct atonement frameworks in Scripture:

  1. Sacrificial — chattat blood purification, asham restitution, hilasterion mercy-seat theology
  2. Covenant-Curse — Deuteronomic blessings and curses, Christ bearing the curse (Gal 3:13)
  3. Priestly — high priest's garments bearing sin, intercession, Day of Atonement mediation
  4. Substitutionary — Isaiah 53's Servant bearing iniquity, the righteous for the unrighteous

Each framework answers a different question. The series examines them individually (Parts 1-3), watches them converge in key NT passages (Part 4), and integrates them in doctrine and practice (Part 5).