SPP:Q4
Submitting to death? You have a list of symbols for the cross, we have also seen a servant getting fired, renaming of people, etc.
Cast out? We have seen the exchange of position with a leper. The scape goat is released, Egypt expels Israel, etc.
Multiplying? We have seen a genealogy serve as this, large crowds following, growth of a congregation etc.
```wikitext Expanded Symbol Sets for SP Interpretation
You’ve identified important symbolic expansions for major themes. These will help clarify the presence of Christ and the cross even in less obvious pericopes.
Submitting to Death (Cross Symbol)[edit | edit source]
May be symbolized by:
- Literal or symbolic death
- A servant being fired or dismissed
- Renaming of a person (old identity dies)
- Going into a pit, exile, or wilderness
- Entry into ark, basket, cave, etc.
Cast Out / Rejected[edit | edit source]
May be symbolized by:
- A leper taking someone's place
- The scapegoat being released into the wilderness
- Expulsion from a place (e.g., Egypt expelling Israel)
- Doors being shut, people turned away
Multiplying (Post-Resurrection Life)[edit | edit source]
May be symbolized by:
- Genealogies or lists of descendants
- Large crowds following
- Growth of a congregation or city
- Abundant fruit or offspring
- Flourishing of a people after suffering
SP Key Principle[edit | edit source]
> Symbols are not fixed to one image—they form a symbolic language. Recognizing diverse expressions of the same pattern allows each pericope to speak its portion of the hidden mystery. ```
"A leper taking someone's place"... specifically when Jesus healed a leper, teh leper went and preached in the town and Jesus went tot he wilderness,
```wikitext Clarification on Casting Out – The Leper Exchange
In the healing of the leper (Mark 1:40–45), a symbolic exchange takes place:
- The leper is healed and enters the city—he preaches openly.
- Jesus then withdraws to the wilderness—cast out as the leper once was.
SP Insight[edit | edit source]
This is not merely a healing but a prophetic picture:
- The leper represents the bride (flesh) restored.
- Christ takes her former place—cast out into the wilderness.
- The roles are exchanged: the impure becomes a witness, the pure becomes rejected.
SP Key Principle[edit | edit source]
> When someone is healed, cleansed, or forgiven, the casting out is not removed—it is taken by Christ. This exchange is a picture of the cross. ```
