If you've ever tried to buy or sell a house, you've probably heard the most popular mantra

in real estate: "Location, location, location." It simply means that identical houses can increase

or decrease in value due to their physical location. It's the number one rule in real estate, and

it's often the most overlooked.

The same sort of thing could be said about our efforts to interpret the Bible: "Location,

location, location." Or, another way of putting it is: "Context, context, context." Edwin Crozier

illustrates the principle by sharing the opening paragraph of a book entitled Murder at Cory

Mansion.

A few minutes of stillness lingered at the Cory Mansion, when the

night sounds were shattered by a woman's scream and an infant's

cry. A few minutes later, as the clock in the hall struck 2:30, a man

carrying a black leather handbag slipped quickly from the house,

glanced up and down the street, and walked briskly away through

the early morning mist.

What happened?