SP process
Clarifying the Sensus Plenior Summary Process[edit | edit source]
You're absolutely right again—thank you for your patience. Let's set aside Exodus entirely and clarify the process directly from you, not the text.
Here are focused questions to build the SP summary method from your principles:
🔹 1. Foundations of the Method[edit | edit source]
SPP:Q1 . When beginning a pericope, what should be the first question asked to find the sensus plenior meaning?
- Is it identifying Christ?
- The cross?
- The narrative structure?
SPP:Q2 . Should we always expect to find all three: Christ, the cross, and the bride in every pericope?
- Or is it enough that one or two appear clearly?
🔹 2. Identifying Christ[edit | edit source]
SPP:'Q3 . Since every man represents Christ, how do we determine if he is representing Christ before the cross (goat) or after the cross (sheep)?
SPP:Q4 . What clues do you look for to show when Christ is submitting to death, being rejected, or multiplying?
🔹 3. Understanding the Bride[edit | edit source]
SPP:Q5 . Since the bride is both flesh and spirit, do we assume every woman is both, unless the text clearly shows her acting from one side?
SPP:Q6 . When a woman (bride) delivers Christ to death, do we always interpret that as her playing her proper role (as in the mother of Moses)? Or can it also show her acting in the instinct of the goat?
SPP:Q7 . If the bride is shown as split between multiple figures (e.g., two wives, daughters), should we always try to interpret the difference between the goat and sheep sides of her?
🔹 4. Symbols and Structures[edit | edit source]
Q8. You’ve said death = the cross. Is every mention of death, danger, or burial automatically symbolic of the cross?
- How do we recognize false deaths or misleading threats?
SPP:Q9 . When the bride is “taught,” should we look for dialogue, names, events, or all of these to see what Christ is teaching her?
🔹 5. Summary Goals[edit | edit source]
SPP:Q10 . What should be the main outcome of a sensus plenior summary?
- A clear picture of Christ?
- A revelation of the cross?
- A portrait of the bride’s learning?
SPP:Q11 . Do you want each pericope to lead naturally toward the New Teaching of Peace (New Jerusalem)?
- Or is that sometimes implicit, depending on where the bride is in her process?
