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BT -0.0301 Tc -0.015 Tc 0.1132 Tw 11 0 0 11 148.4681 438.1256 Tm BT 0.0948 Tw Goodwill is)]TJ /GS2 gs BT -0.0001 Tc 0 Tc 0.031 Tw 11 0 0 11 194.3727 434.4642 Tm BT 0.33276 0 TD ET They would have been with Paul in his hired house where he was under house arrest 24 hours a day (cf. 0.001 Tw 0.025 Tw 1.88977 -1.2 TD stream -0.0151 Tc BT ET BT 65.197 76.536 289.134 453.543 re -0.0211 Tc << -0.0001 Tc [(W)129(.B. 9 0 0 9 295.8099 326.1453 Tm ET Broadly speaking, we need to be aware of three factors that are relevant to whether specific words, expressions, or narratives in the Bible are to be interpreted figuratively: genre, subject, and usage. 1. Genre: A passages literary form or type guides our reading of its language. 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