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Bible Study: Methodology and Evidence Framework for the Dan3 Series

Question

What is the evidence classification system, what positions are being compared, and what analytical tools does this series use? Specifically, what is the BIBLICAL BASIS for the E/N/I evidence classification framework, the Scripture-interprets-Scripture principle, and the methodology of comparing interpretive positions (HIST/PRET/FUT/CRIT) against explicit textual data?

Prior Research Summary

From Prior Studies

  • hist-01-how-to-read-apocalyptic-prophecy: Established hermeneutical framework for the hist series. Key finding: Scripture provides its own interpretive keys -- semaino (G4591) in Rev 1:1 means "communicate by signs"; angel-interpreters decode symbols (beasts = kingdoms, horns = kings); four-kingdom succession is named and gap-free. 47 E-items classified, the largest single-study contribution.
  • hist-09-why-not-preterism-futurism-idealism: Systematic comparison of interpretive frameworks. Rev 12:5 breaks both preterism and futurism. Six convergent NT texts demolish Israel/Church distinction. 70-week gap theory classified as I-D. Demonstrates how E/N/I framework adjudicates between competing positions.
  • hist-19-comprehensive-synthesis: Shows E/N/I at scale -- 496 items across 18 studies. Structural asymmetry: Historicist = 100 items (42% at E/N tier); Anti-Historicist = 48 items (100% at inference level). Zero E-items or N-items support Anti-Historicist position.
  • genesis-6-explicit-vs-implied-evidence: Precursor to E/N/I system. Angel view: 2 explicit, 11 implied (15:85 ratio). Human view: 19 explicit, 1 implied (95:5 ratio). Demonstrates the "removal test" concept and structural difference between chain-of-inference and convergent-evidence.
  • true-false-prophets and testing-prophets-fulfilled-prophecy: Scripture provides explicit tests for prophetic validity (Deut 13:1-5; 18:20-22).

From dan2-series-methodology.md (existing 392-line document)

The complete E/N/I framework already exists: three tiers (Explicit, Necessary Implication, Inference with four subtypes I-A/I-B/I-C/I-D), five decision trees, Daniel-specific rules, hierarchy (E > N > I-A > I-B > I-C > I-D). The dan3 series inherits this with its own series tag.

External Corpus Leads

  • EGW (TM 106.2): "The Bible must not be interpreted to suit the ideas of men... We should make the Bible its own expositor."
  • EGW (Ms 175, 1901): "The Bible is its own interpreter. With beautiful simplicity, one portion connects itself with the truth of another portion."
  • Loughborough (MPC 28.1): "An inference should not be made the basis for an argument. Great Scripture truths are plainly stated."
  • Bohr (ITB p. 68): "The Bible is self-contained and its own interpreter... the analogy of Scripture or Sola Scriptura."
  • Bohr (PPNB p. 62): "Does the method of Historicism come from Scripture itself or is it imposed upon Scripture by the interpreter?"
  • Bohr (KSBI p. 3): Day-year principle -- Num 14:34 and Ezek 4:6 as primary texts.

Discovered Scope

Topics Found (from naves_semantic.py)

Query 1: "scripture interpreting scripture hermeneutics Bible its own interpreter"

Topic Score Key Verse References
SCRIPTURES 0.59 JER 30:2; JHN 3:10; 7:52; 2TI 3:16
TESTAMENT 0.47 HEB 9:16-18; MAT 26:28; MRK 14:24; LUK 22:20; 1CO 11:25
INTERPRETATION 0.45 1CO 14:9-19
BIBLE 0.43 (See WORD OF GOD)
INTERPRETER 0.35 GEN 40:8; 41:16; DAN 2:18-30; GEN 42:23; NEH 8:8; JOB 33:23; 1CO 12:10,30; 14:5,13,26-28

Query 2: "prophecy visions dreams symbols prophetic interpretation"

Topic Score Key Verse References
PROPHECY 0.70 ISA 28:22; LUK 1:70; 2TI 3:16; 2PE 1:21; HAB 2:3; MAT 5:18
PROPHETESSES 0.50 EZK 13:17; JOL 2:28,29
PROPHETS 0.47 1SA 9:19; 2KI 17:13; ISA 30:10; AMO 3:7,8; DEU 13:1-3; 18:20
DREAM 0.42 DAN 2:16-23,28-30; DAN 7; GEN 40:8-23; 41:1-36; NUM 12:6; JOL 2:28
INTERPRETATION 0.42 1CO 14:9-19

Query 3: "testing proving examining evidence truth doctrine"

Topic Score Key Verse References
EVIDENCE 0.57 EXO 20:16; 23:1,7; LEV 5:1; NUM 35:30; DEU 17:6,7; 19:15-21; MAT 18:16; HEB 10:28
TESTIMONY 0.52 ISA 43:10; 44:8; 1PE 3:15; REV 12:11
INVESTIGATION 0.41 ECC 1:13-18; 2:1-12; 12:9-14
DOCTRINES 0.39 JHN 7:16,17; ACT 15:6-29
REASONING 0.37 ISA 1:18; 1CO 10:15; 1PE 3:15; ACT 17:2
WITNESS 0.37 NUM 35:30; DEU 17:6; 19:15; MAT 18:16; JHN 8:17; 2CO 13:1; 1TI 5:19; HEB 10:28

Query 4: "word of God inspired revelation authority law testimony"

Topic Score Key Verse References
REVELATION 0.57 EXO 3:1-6,14; 6:1-3; 1CH 28:11-19; MAT 3:17; 16:17; 17:5
WORD OF GOD 0.49 ISA 8:16,20; ISA 34:16; DAN 10:21; ACT 17:11; 2TI 3:16,17; 2PE 1:19-21
TESTIMONY 0.49 ISA 12:4-6; 43:10; 44:8

Query 5: "angel interpreter explanation Daniel vision meaning beast kingdom"

Topic Score Key Verse References
ANGEL OF THE CHURCHES 0.51 REV 1:20; 2:1,8,12,18; 3:1,7,14
ANGEL (a spirit) 0.50 ZEC 1:9-11; 1:11,12; 1:12-14; 2:3; ACT 7:53; GAL 3:19; HEB 2:2
DANIEL 0.44 DAN 1; 2; 4; 5; 7:16; 8:16; 9:1-22; 10:7-9

Verse References (from Nave's entries)

Scripture's Authority and Inspiration: - 2TI 3:16,17; 2PE 1:21; HEB 1:1,2; 1PE 1:11,12; REV 1:1,2; JER 30:2; ISA 34:16; DAN 10:21 - MAT 22:31,32 (inspiration -- "have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God") - ISA 59:21; EZK 11:25; ZEC 7:12

Scripture as Its Own Interpreter / Searching Scripture: - ACT 17:11 ("searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so") - JHN 5:39 ("Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life") - ISA 8:20 ("To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word") - ISA 8:16 ("Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples") - ISA 28:13 ("precept upon precept; line upon line") - 2PE 1:20 ("no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation") - 2PE 1:19 ("a more sure word of prophecy") - LUK 24:27 (Christ expounding from all the Scriptures) - LUK 24:45 (opened their understanding to understand the scriptures) - NEH 8:8 ("they read in the book... distinctly, and gave the sense") - ROM 15:4 ("whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning") - 1CO 2:13 ("comparing spiritual things with spiritual")

Not Adding To or Taking From Scripture: - DEU 4:2; 12:32; REV 22:18,19; PRO 30:5,6

Scripture as Standard of Judgment: - JHN 12:48; ROM 2:16

Evidence Laws -- Multiple Witnesses Required: - NUM 35:30; DEU 17:6,7; DEU 19:15-21; MAT 18:16; JHN 8:17; 2CO 13:1; 1TI 5:19; HEB 10:28

Testing and Proving: - ACT 17:2 (Paul reasoning from the Scriptures) - ACT 18:4,19,24,28 (Paul reasoning in synagogues) - 1CO 10:15 ("I speak as to wise men; judge ye what I say") - 1PE 3:15 ("be ready always to give an answer... with meekness and fear") - ISA 1:18 ("Come now, and let us reason together") - ECC 1:13-18; 2:1-12; 12:9-14 (investigation passages)

Prophetic Interpretation: - NUM 12:6 ("If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision") - AMO 3:7 ("Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets") - ISA 43:9 ("who among them can declare this, and shew us former things?") - HAB 2:3 ("the vision is yet for an appointed time... it will surely come") - MAT 5:18 ("one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled") - EZK 12:22-25,28 (sure fulfillment of prophecy)

False Doctrine/Prophecy Testing: - DEU 13:1-5 (test by consistency with known revelation) - DEU 18:20-22 (fulfillment test) - MAT 15:9 ("in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men") - GAL 1:6-8 ("though an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel") - 1TI 6:3-5; 2TI 2:15; HEB 13:9; 2JN 1:7-9

Angel-Interpreter Pattern in Daniel: - DAN 7:16 ("I came near unto one of them that stood by, and asked him the truth... he told me the interpretation") - DAN 8:16 ("Gabriel, make this man to understand the vision") - DAN 9:22 ("I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding") - DAN 2:18-30 (God reveals secrets/interpretations) - DAN 10:21 ("I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth") - ZEC 1:9,13,14,19 (angel-interpreter in Zechariah parallels Daniel)

Dreams and Visions -- Interpretation Belongs to God: - GEN 40:8 ("Do not interpretations belong to God?") - GEN 41:16 ("It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer") - DAN 2:28 ("there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets") - JOL 2:28-32 (prophetic visions prophesied)

Reasoning and Right Handling of Scripture: - ACT 17:2 ("Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures") - PRO 14:12 ("There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death") - DEU 12:8 ("Ye shall not do... every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes") - PRO 3:5 ("Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding")

Strong's Numbers Found (from semantic_strongs.py)

Interpretation/Understanding Vocabulary:

Strong's Word Relevance
H6622 pathar -- to open up, interpret (a dream) Core interpretation term (Gen 40-41)
H6623 pithrown -- interpretation (of a dream) Noun form of interpretation
H998 biynah -- understanding Key concept: discernment/understanding
H6590 peshar -- to interpret (Aramaic) Daniel's Aramaic interpretation term (Dan 5:12,16)
G1329 diermeneuo -- to explain thoroughly NT interpretation term
G2058 hermeneia -- translation/interpretation Root of "hermeneutics"
G2059 hermeneuo -- to interpret Related interpretation term
G1955 epilusis -- explanation, application 2 Pet 1:20 "private interpretation" -- CRITICAL for SIS principle
G4907 synesis -- mental putting together, intelligence Understanding/comprehension

Prophecy/Vision Vocabulary:

Strong's Word Relevance
G4394 propheteia -- prediction, prophecy Core prophecy term
G4396 prophetes -- foreteller, prophet Prophet designation
H2377 chazon -- vision, dream, revelation, oracle Primary vision term in Daniel
H2376 chezev -- a sight, vision (Aramaic) Daniel's Aramaic vision term
H5030 nabiy -- prophet, inspired man Hebrew prophet designation
H5016 nebu'ah -- prediction, prophecy Hebrew prophecy noun
G5578 pseudoprophetes -- false prophet Testing false claims

Testing/Examining Vocabulary:

Strong's Word Relevance
H974 bachan -- to test (metals), investigate Primary Hebrew "test/prove" term (29 occurrences: Psa 11:4,5; 17:3; 26:2; Jer 6:27; 17:10; Mal 3:10,15)
G350 anakrino -- to scrutinize, examine Used in Acts 17:11 for Berean examination
G1830 exereunao -- to search diligently 1 Pet 1:10 -- prophets "searched diligently"
H2713 chaqar -- to examine intimately, search out Deep examination term
H1875 darash -- to seek, search, inquire Seeking/searching Scripture

Sign/Signify Vocabulary:

Strong's Word Relevance
G4591 semaino -- to indicate, signify Rev 1:1 "signified" -- God communicates by signs (6 occ: Jhn 12:33; 18:32; 21:19; Act 11:28; 25:27; Rev 1:1)
G4592 semeion -- sign, indication Related sign term
H226 oth -- a signal, sign, flag, beacon Hebrew sign term

Focus Areas

  1. Scripture's Self-Interpreting Principle (Biblical Foundation for SIS): Tool discoveries surface ISA 8:20 (law + testimony test), ISA 28:13 (precept upon precept, line upon line), 2PE 1:20-21 (no private interpretation because prophecy came by the Holy Spirit), LUK 24:27,45 (Christ expounding Himself from ALL the Scriptures), and 1CO 2:13 (comparing spiritual things with spiritual). These verses establish that Scripture provides its own interpretive framework rather than relying on external systems. The research agent should retrieve ISA 8:16-20 with full chapter context, 2PE 1:19-21 with full chapter context, LUK 24:25-47 with context, 1CO 2:9-16 with context, and ISA 28:9-13 with context. Run hebrew_parser.py on ISA 8:20 and ISA 28:13 to analyze the Hebrew structure of these foundational hermeneutical statements.

  2. The Berean Model -- Testing Claims Against Scripture (ACT 17:11): Nave's REASONING entry confirms ACT 17:2,11 as the primary model for Scripture-based evaluation. G350 (anakrino -- to scrutinize) appears in Acts 17:11. The concept_context.py output for ACT 17:11 confirms the WORD concept (G3056) as central. The research agent should retrieve ACT 17:10-14 with full chapter context, run greek_parser.py on ACT 17:11 to analyze the specific Greek vocabulary of "searched" (anakrino) and "whether those things were so." Also retrieve ACT 18:24-28 (Apollos corrected by Scripture) and ACT 28:23-24 (Paul reasoning from Scripture).

  3. Jesus' Use of Explicit Text as Argument (MAT 22:31-32): The WORD OF GOD entry under INSPIRATION lists MAT 22:31,32 -- Jesus argues to the Sadducees by citing what God explicitly "spoke." His argument derives a necessary implication (God IS, not WAS, the God of Abraham -- therefore resurrection) from an explicit statement. This is the biblical prototype for distinguishing E-tier from N-tier evidence. The research agent should retrieve MAT 22:23-33 with full chapter context, run greek_parser.py on MAT 22:31-32 to identify the precise logical structure, and then trace Jesus' other explicit-text arguments: MAT 4:4,7,10 (threefold "It is written"); MAT 19:4-6 ("Have ye not read"); MRK 12:24-27 (parallel). Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on MAT 22:31 (both directions).

  4. Evidence Laws in Scripture -- The Two-Witness Principle: The EVIDENCE and WITNESS entries converge on a consistent biblical standard: NUM 35:30; DEU 17:6; 19:15; MAT 18:16; JHN 8:17; 2CO 13:1; 1TI 5:19; HEB 10:28. This principle ("at the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses") establishes that Scripture itself requires multiple independent attestations before a matter is established. This directly parallels the E/N/I framework's requirement that E-items should pass a "universal agreement test." The research agent should retrieve DEU 19:15-21 and DEU 17:6-7 with full context, JHN 8:13-18 (Jesus applies the two-witness principle to His own testimony), and 2CO 13:1 with context. Run hebrew_parser.py on DEU 19:15.

  5. Prophetic Interpretation Belongs to God -- The Angel-Interpreter Pattern: The INTERPRETER, PROPHETS, and DANIEL entries reveal a consistent pattern: GEN 40:8 ("Do not interpretations belong to God?"), DAN 2:28 ("there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets"), DAN 7:16 (angel explains the vision), DAN 8:16 ("Gabriel, make this man to understand"), DAN 9:22 ("to give thee skill and understanding"), DAN 10:21 ("scripture of truth"). This pattern establishes that Daniel's visions include their own divinely-supplied interpretation -- the angel-interpreter provides E-tier identification of symbols. The research agent should retrieve DAN 7:15-28, DAN 8:15-26, DAN 9:20-27, and DAN 10:20-21 with full chapter context. Also retrieve ZEC 1:7-21 (parallel angel-interpreter pattern). Run hebrew_parser.py on DAN 7:16 and DAN 8:16 (Aramaic/Hebrew). Trace H6590 (peshar -- Aramaic "interpret") across Daniel.

  6. Semaino in Rev 1:1 -- God Communicates by Signs: G4591 (semaino) appears 6 times in the NT (JHN 12:33; 18:32; 21:19; ACT 11:28; 25:27; REV 1:1). The lexicon confirms it means "to indicate" from sema (a mark). In Rev 1:1, God "signified" (esemainen) the revelation -- communicating through signs/symbols. This word establishes that prophetic symbolism is not arbitrary but a divinely chosen communication method, and that the symbols themselves carry meaning. The research agent should retrieve all 6 verses where G4591 appears, run greek_parser.py on REV 1:1 and JHN 12:33, and run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on REV 1:1 (both directions).

  7. The "Not Adding To" Principle -- Boundaries of Evidence: DEU 4:2 ("Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish"), PRO 30:5,6, and REV 22:18,19 establish a textual boundary principle. The research agent should retrieve DEU 4:1-8, PRO 30:5-6, and REV 22:18-19 with context. This principle directly supports the classification hierarchy: claims that add concepts not in the text (I-C, I-D) are lower-tier than claims derived from what the text says (E, N, I-A).

  8. False Doctrine Testing -- DEU 13 and DEU 18 Protocols: The PROPHETS entry identifies DEU 13:1-5 (consistency-with-revelation test) and DEU 18:20-22 (fulfillment test) as Scripture's own criteria for evaluating prophetic claims. These are the biblical prototypes for the dan3 methodology's "no position locks" approach -- testing each claim against textual data rather than presupposing correctness. The research agent should retrieve DEU 13:1-5 and DEU 18:15-22 with full context, GAL 1:6-9 (even an angel's teaching must be tested), and 1JN 4:1 ("try the spirits whether they are of God"). Run hebrew_parser.py on DEU 13:1-3 and DEU 18:20-22.

  9. Investigation and Right Division of the Word: INVESTIGATION (ECC 1:13-18; 2:1-12; 12:9-14), REASONING (ACT 17:2; ISA 1:18), and 2TI 2:15 ("Study to shew thyself approved... rightly dividing the word of truth") establish a biblical mandate for systematic investigation. The research agent should retrieve ECC 12:9-14 ("the preacher was wise; he still taught... he sought to find out acceptable words"), 2TI 2:15, and ISA 1:18 with context. Run greek_parser.py on 2TI 2:15 to analyze "rightly dividing" (orthotomeo -- G3718).

  10. Prophetic Certainty and Appointed Time: The PROPHECY entry establishes EZK 12:22-25,28 and HAB 2:3 as texts affirming that prophetic visions have appointed fulfillment times, and MAT 5:18 that not one jot or tittle shall fail. This grounds the methodology's treatment of time periods: stated periods are E-tier, while start/end identifications are I-tier. The research agent should retrieve EZK 12:21-28, HAB 2:1-4, MAT 5:17-18, and 2PE 3:3-9 with context. Also retrieve NUM 14:34 and EZK 4:4-6 (the day-year formula texts). Run hebrew_parser.py on HAB 2:3 and NUM 14:34.

External Corpus Leads (from 00-references.md)

  1. "The Bible is its own expositor" (EGW, TM 106.2; Ms 175, 1901)

  2. Verify: Retrieve ISA 8:20, ISA 28:13, 2PE 1:20-21, LUK 24:27, 1CO 2:13 and determine whether these passages, taken together, establish a self-interpreting principle. Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on ISA 8:20 (both directions) to find NT usage. Check whether the Hebrew structure of ISA 28:10,13 ("precept upon precept, line upon line") supports a cumulative, cross-referential interpretive method.

  3. "An inference should not be made the basis for an argument" (Loughborough, MPC 28.1)

  4. Verify: Examine MAT 22:31-32 where Jesus builds necessary implication from explicit statement, contrasting with Sadducean inference that denied resurrection. Retrieve MAT 15:1-9 (Jesus rejecting Pharisaic traditions built on inference chains) and MRK 7:1-13 ("making the word of God of none effect through your tradition"). Determine whether Scripture itself distinguishes between explicit statements and inference-based claims.

  5. "Historicism derives from Scripture itself" (Bohr, PPNB p. 62)

  6. Verify: The claim is that the continuous-historical method is text-derived, not externally imposed. Retrieve DAN 2:36-45 ("after thee shall arise another kingdom" -- succession markers), DAN 7:17 ("These great beasts, which are four, are four kings"), DAN 8:20-21 (named identifications: Media-Persia and Greece). Determine whether the text itself establishes continuous succession or whether gaps are textually supported. Note: this is a data-gathering directive, not a position advocacy -- the research agent maps what the text explicitly states about succession.

  7. "The Bible is self-contained and its own interpreter -- Sola Scriptura" (Bohr, ITB p. 68)

  8. Verify: Retrieve 2TI 3:15-17 ("the holy scriptures... able to make thee wise... throughly furnished unto all good works"), JHN 5:39 ("Search the scriptures"), and ACT 17:11 (Berean model). Determine whether these texts claim Scripture's sufficiency as an interpretive resource, or merely its authority. Run cross_testament_parallels_v2.py on 2TI 3:16 (both directions).

  9. Day-year principle is biblical (Bohr, KSBI p. 3)

  10. Verify: Retrieve NUM 14:34 ("each day for a year") and EZK 4:4-6 ("I have appointed thee each day for a year") with full context. Run hebrew_parser.py on both verses to examine the Hebrew phrase yom lashshanah. Determine the original contextual application vs. the extension as a universal principle for prophetic time.

Research Instructions

You are the Research Agent. Execute this study by:

  1. Read the SKILL.md at C:/Users/Michael/.claude/skills/bible-study4/SKILL.md (Windows) for full tool documentation and principles
  2. Read your agent instructions at C:/Users/Michael/.claude/skills/bible-study4/agents/research-agent.md (Windows)
  3. Read CUSTOM-INSTRUCTIONS.md at D:/Bible/bible-studies/dan3-00-methodology-evidence-framework/CUSTOM-INSTRUCTIONS.md
  4. Follow the answer-question workflow from the skill
  5. Write research files to this folder:
  6. 01-topics.md - Nave's topics and full entries (retrieve full entries for: WORD OF GOD, PROPHECY, PROPHETS, EVIDENCE, TESTIMONY, WITNESS, INTERPRETER, REASONING, INVESTIGATION, DOCTRINES, DREAM, REVELATION)
  7. 02-verses.md - All verse texts retrieved with context for:
    • SIS principle passages (ISA 8:16-20 full context; ISA 28:9-13; 2PE 1:19-21; LUK 24:25-47; 1CO 2:9-16; NEH 8:8)
    • Berean/testing model (ACT 17:10-14; ACT 18:24-28; ACT 28:23-24; 1JN 4:1; GAL 1:6-9)
    • Jesus' explicit-text arguments (MAT 22:23-33; MAT 4:1-11; MAT 19:3-8; MRK 12:24-27; MAT 15:1-9; MRK 7:1-13)
    • Evidence law passages (DEU 17:6-7; DEU 19:15-21; JHN 8:13-18; 2CO 13:1)
    • Angel-interpreter pattern (DAN 7:15-28; DAN 8:15-26; DAN 9:20-27; DAN 10:20-21; ZEC 1:7-21; GEN 40:8; 41:16)
    • Semaino passages (REV 1:1; JHN 12:33; 18:32; 21:19; ACT 11:28; 25:27)
    • Not-adding-to principle (DEU 4:1-8; PRO 30:5-6; REV 22:18-19)
    • Prophet testing (DEU 13:1-5; DEU 18:15-22)
    • Investigation/right division (ECC 12:9-14; 2TI 2:15; ISA 1:18)
    • Prophetic certainty/time (EZK 12:21-28; HAB 2:1-4; MAT 5:17-18; NUM 14:34; EZK 4:4-6)
    • Scripture inspiration/authority (2TI 3:14-17; HEB 1:1-2; 1PE 1:10-12; 2PE 3:15-16)
  8. 04-word-studies.md - Strong's research for ALL listed numbers:
    • G4591 (semaino) -- CRITICAL: trace all 6 NT occurrences, get full lexicon
    • G1955 (epilusis) -- "private interpretation" in 2PE 1:20
    • G350 (anakrino) -- "scrutinize/examine" used in ACT 17:11
    • G3718 (orthotomeo) -- "rightly dividing" in 2TI 2:15
    • H974 (bachan) -- "to test/prove" (29 occurrences across OT)
    • H6590 (peshar) -- Aramaic "interpret" in Daniel
    • H6622 (pathar) -- Hebrew "interpret" (dreams)
    • H2377 (chazon) -- "vision" in Daniel
    • H2376 (chezev) -- Aramaic "vision" in Daniel
    • H998 (biynah) -- "understanding"
  9. raw-data/ - Raw tool output organized by category
  10. Do NOT write 03-analysis.md or CONCLUSION.md -- those are for the analysis agent

Specific Research Directives

  1. Priority verses to retrieve with FULL CHAPTER context:
  2. ISA 8 (full chapter -- law and testimony principle)
  3. 2PE 1 (full chapter -- no private interpretation)
  4. ACT 17 (full chapter -- Berean model)
  5. MAT 22:23-46 (Jesus' arguments from Scripture)
  6. DAN 7:15-28 (angel-interpreter)
  7. DAN 8:15-27 (Gabriel explains)

  8. 2TI 3:14-4:5 (Scripture's sufficiency and authority)

  9. Required cross-testament parallels (run BOTH --hybrid-ot AND --hybrid-nt):

  10. ISA 8:20 (both directions)
  11. 2PE 1:20 (both directions)
  12. ACT 17:11 (both directions)
  13. MAT 22:31 (both directions)
  14. REV 1:1 (both directions)

  15. DEU 19:15 (both directions)

  16. Required Greek/Hebrew parsing:

  17. Run hebrew_parser.py on: ISA 8:20; ISA 28:10,13; DEU 19:15; DEU 13:1-3; DEU 18:20-22; NUM 14:34; EZK 4:6; HAB 2:3; DAN 7:16; DAN 8:16

  18. Run greek_parser.py on: REV 1:1; ACT 17:11; 2PE 1:20; MAT 22:31-32; 2TI 2:15; 2TI 3:16; JHN 12:33; 1CO 2:13; GAL 1:8

  19. Required word traces:

    • G4591 (semaino) -- all 6 occurrences with verse text
    • H974 (bachan) -- key occurrences showing the "testing" concept applied to truth claims
    • G350 (anakrino) -- all 16 occurrences with verse text
    • H6590 (peshar) -- all Daniel occurrences

  20. External corpus verification directives:

    • For the SIS principle: Map ISA 8:20, 2PE 1:20-21, LUK 24:27, 1CO 2:13 to determine whether they collectively establish a "Bible interprets itself" methodology
    • For inference vs. explicit: Analyze MAT 22:31-32, MAT 15:1-9, MRK 7:1-13 to determine whether Jesus distinguishes between text-derived claims and tradition-derived claims
    • For historicist method: Map DAN 2:36-45 succession markers and DAN 7:17-27 angel explanations to determine whether the continuous-succession framework is text-derived
    • For day-year: Analyze the Hebrew of NUM 14:34 and EZK 4:6 to determine the contextual scope of the day-for-year formula

Workflow

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