I think the Bible is rather clear on the meaning of most passages and then how they all swirl together to tell of God’s redemptive story of mankind. The Bible could have several levels of meaning, but then comes the difficult task of knowing if the text actually means that or if we are projecting onto it what we want/need. I tend to agree with Klein when he states that, “though in isolation a text may conceivably have a variety of possible meanings, were the author present to adjudicate, the “correct” meaning of a text would be that which the author intended of it. However, that same meaning can have a variety of valid significances for different readers who read it in their own time and place” (175). The application and significance change