Ancient and Modern Levels of Scriptural Understanding

Ancient and Modern Levels of Scriptural Revelation The Four Levels (Words) of Ancient Scriptural Understanding in Hebrew Initiation 1. Peshat: The superficial surface or literal understanding. 2. Remez: The deeper truth that the text hints at or points to. 3. Derash: An elucidation or illumination of the text. 4. Sod: The secret or hidden meaning buried in the nuances of the Hebrew text or letters. The Seven Levels of Modern Scriptural Revelation in Christian Initiation 1. We experience reading the text as literature. 2. We gain new insights from reading and meditating on the text. 3. We study the deeper meaning that the text has in relation to other text. 4. We study the Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek meaning of the words in the text. 5. We undergo the transformation of our very thinking regarding the scripture. 6. The Holy Spirit begins writing the true meaning of the text on our heart 7. God manifest his very presence – Himself, His person to us, and He dwells within and upon us and flows out from us to others. This level of Christian Initiation changes our minds, hearts, souls, and circumstances. We begin to obtain supernatural breakthrough after breakthrough.