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    "technical_name": "Way / Path Motif",
    "alternate_names": "Path imagery; road motif; way of life; way of righteousness",
    "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
    "reader_category": "Wisdom / Way Motif",
    "bullinger_class": "Biblical metaphor and wisdom discourse form / way and path",
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    "technical_definition": "The way and path motif is a spatial and moral image-field in which walking, roads, paths, gates, direction, and way-language communicate life-orientation, wisdom, obedience, mission, salvation, or access into God’s presence.",
    "source_hint": "Bible-study taxonomy extension; distinguish literal travel from moral, covenantal, wisdom, or Christological way-language.",
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      "reference": "Gen. 18:19",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "keep the way of the LORD",
      "explanation": "Way-language describes covenant obedience and righteousness.",
      "certainty": "certain",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
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      "reference": "Ps. 1:6",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous",
      "explanation": "Two ways contrast righteous life and wicked ruin.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "Ps. 119:105",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path",
      "explanation": "Path imagery describes the guidance of God’s word.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "include_on_page": "yes",
      "representative": "yes",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "Prov. 3:5-6",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "he shall direct thy paths",
      "explanation": "Path imagery teaches trust and divine direction.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "Isa. 35:8",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "an highway shall be there... The way of holiness",
      "explanation": "Way imagery presents restored access and holy pilgrimage.",
      "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.",
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    },
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      "example_id": "EX18_1652",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "Jer. 6:16",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "ask for the old paths",
      "explanation": "Path imagery calls Israel back to covenant faithfulness.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "representative": "yes",
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      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "Matt. 7:13-14",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "narrow is the way",
      "explanation": "Way imagery contrasts destruction and life.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "representative": "yes",
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      "example_id": "EX18_1654",
      "figure_id": "FOS_0359",
      "figure_name": "Way and Path Motif",
      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "John 14:6",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "I am the way",
      "explanation": "Jesus identifies Himself as the exclusive way to the Father.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "reference": "Acts 9:2",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "any of this way",
      "explanation": "The early Christian movement is identified by way-language.",
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      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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      "page_slug": "way-path-motif",
      "reference": "Heb. 10:20",
      "text_excerpt_or_summary": "a new and living way",
      "explanation": "Way imagery describes access to God through Christ’s flesh.",
      "certainty": "certain",
      "source": "Draft Bible-study taxonomy extension",
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