Term

Allegory

A way of writing where a passage says one thing in order to say something else.

Filed underHermeneutics

Definition

A passage that says one thing in order to say something else. Allegory is way of writing.

Connections

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Contrasted with

Sources

  1. 1.40 Questions About Typology and Allegory. 193Original citation: Chase, Mitchell L., and Benjamin L. Merkle. 40 Questions About Typology and Allegory. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Academic, 2020, 193.

Last revised August 14, 2026