THE STUDY OF THE BIBLE ON THE SYMBOLIC LEVEL

The BIBLE can be studied on THE SYMBOLIC LEVEL in several ways. The first way is simply to take a list of Biblical Names and 'Characters' and arrange them as found in THE OLD TESTAMENT & THE NEW TESTAMENT and relate them to each other- example: ADAM & CHRIST. Many have done this already in several ways with variations on the theme. This is often A GROUPING OF ARCHETYPES where one person or name represnts or relates to another,different name,-an earlier name or a later name-in some tuyhpe of possible or prophetic or mystical relationship. Example: SAMSON as symbolic of CHRIST. Biblical names in their original languages often translate into special, even specific, meanings that are often completely ignored or overlooked, even disquised and hidden by the more 'popular' and 'familiar' names. Biblical names can refer to special things,such as: ADAM,THE FIRST MAN of THE FIRST ADAM(which implies a second one, usually designated as Jesue or the Christ,etc.). Another way is to examine, if one is capable of such, the symbols in teh BIBLE which are or can be certain objects, certain mumbers, certain animals, plants, nations, cities, and the like and even some people. this is a more difficult task than it seems as some meanings have been lost, have been ignored or hidden, or erroneously explained or described. Since this aspect of the BIBLE is CONTROVERSIAL and COMPLEX, I can only say that some of this pertains to and demands, a METAPHYSICAL LEVEL OF STUDY but as related as both are, tehy are not necessarily the same or will lead to the same conclusions, if any....