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    "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
    "technical_name": "Light / Darkness Imagery",
    "alternate_names": "Light motif; darkness motif; illumination imagery",
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    "reader_category": "Light / Revelation",
    "bullinger_class": "Biblical imagery and theological metaphor / light and darkness",
    "simple_definition": "Light and darkness imagery uses light to speak of life, truth, holiness, revelation, or salvation, and darkness to speak of ignorance, evil, judgment, or death.",
    "technical_definition": "Light and darkness imagery is a theological image-field in which illumination, shining, day, night, blindness, darkness, and radiance language communicate revelation, moral contrast, divine presence, salvation, judgment, or eschatological hope.",
    "source_hint": "Bible-study taxonomy extension; verify whether each passage is creation, moral, revelatory, or eschatological imagery.",
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      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "Gen. 1:3-4",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "Let there be light",
      "explanation": "Creation’s separation of light and darkness begins a biblical image-field.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
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      "review_status": "needs_final_review"
    },
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      "example_id": "EX18_1638",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "Ps. 27:1",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "The LORD is my light and my salvation",
      "explanation": "Light imagery communicates divine salvation, guidance, and security.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; verify against final Bible text stream and original-language/canonical context.",
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    },
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "Ps. 119:105",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "thy word is a lamp unto my feet",
      "explanation": "Lamp and light imagery describe Scripture’s guidance.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; verify against final Bible text stream and original-language/canonical context.",
      "review_status": "needs_final_review"
    },
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "Isa. 9:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light",
      "explanation": "Light imagery announces hope to those under darkness and distress.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; verify against final Bible text stream and original-language/canonical context.",
      "review_status": "needs_final_review"
    },
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      "example_id": "EX18_1641",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "John 1:4-5",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the light shineth in darkness",
      "explanation": "John uses light imagery for life, revelation, and the incarnate Word’s triumph over darkness.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
      "source_section": "Wave 18, Light and Darkness Imagery section",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; verify against final Bible text stream and original-language/canonical context.",
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      "example_id": "EX18_1642",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "John 8:12",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "I am the light of the world",
      "explanation": "Jesus identifies Himself as the source of life-giving light.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
      "source_section": "Wave 18, Light and Darkness Imagery section",
      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
      "review_notes": "Draft-normalized; verify against final Bible text stream and original-language/canonical context.",
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      "example_id": "EX18_1643",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "Acts 26:18",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "turn them from darkness to light",
      "explanation": "Light and darkness imagery describes conversion and deliverance.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "representative": "yes",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX18_1644",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "2 Cor. 4:6",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "God... hath shined in our hearts",
      "explanation": "Creation-light imagery explains saving illumination in Christ.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "Eph. 5:8",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light",
      "explanation": "Light and darkness imagery marks changed identity and conduct.",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0358",
      "figure_name": "Light and Darkness Imagery",
      "page_slug": "light-darkness-imagery",
      "reference": "1 John 1:5-7",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "God is light",
      "explanation": "Light imagery communicates God’s holiness and fellowship in truth.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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