Step 1: Grasping the Text in Their Town- What did the text mean to the original audience?

Step 2: Measuring the Width of the River to Cross- What are the differences between the biblical audience and us?

Step 3: Crossing the Principlizing Bridge- What is the theological principle in this text?

Step 4: Consult the Biblical Map- How does our theological principle fit with the rest of the Bible?

Here is a picture to help you visualize what The Interpretive Journey is.