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the analogy is historically substantial but Scripture does not explicitly identify Abraham as a formal type of God the Father.", "asserted_classifications": [ "ANALOGY" ], "type_kinds": [], "evidence_grade": 6, "grade_basis": "G6_PLAUSIBLE_OR_TRADITIONAL", "status": "TRADITIONAL_INTERPRETATION", "public_wording_class": "NAMED_SCHOLAR_PROPOSES", "scope_limitation": "Restrict the proposal to the Genesis 22 Father/Son analogy; do not make Abraham a standing symbol of God the Father.", "strongest_alternative_explanation": "Genesis 22 chiefly tests Abraham's faith and presents divine provision/substitution; Father/Son correspondence may be illustrative rather than formal type.", "residual_uncertainty": "Romans 8:32 may resonate with Genesis 22, but this does not directly label Abraham as the Father.", "theological_intersections": [ "CHRISTOLOGY", "ATONEMENT" ], "scripture_references": [ { "passage_ref_id": "TSP-PAS-000164", "osis_start": "Gen.17.5", "osis_end": null, "display_label": "Genesis 17:5", "versification_system": "ENGLISH_STANDARD" }, { "passage_ref_id": "TSP-PAS-000166", "osis_start": "Gen.22.2", "osis_end": "Gen.22.14", "display_label": "Genesis 22:2-14", "versification_system": "ENGLISH_STANDARD" }, { "passage_ref_id": "TSP-PAS-000167", "osis_start": "Heb.11.17", "osis_end": "Heb.11.19", "display_label": "Hebrews 11:17-19", "versification_system": "ENGLISH_STANDARD" } ], "source_citations": [ { "source_id": "TSP-SRC-000063", "author_editor": null, "title": "Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with ESV/NET comparison", "publication_data": "Canonical text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 9", "locator": null, "verification_level": "V4_QUOTATION_VERIFIED", "source_function": [ "CANONICAL_AUTHORITY", "TEXT_ESTABLISHMENT" ], "locator_targets": [] }, { "source_id": "TSP-SRC-000065", "author_editor": "Robert L. (Bob) Deffinbaugh", "title": "Final Exams (Genesis 22:1-24)", "publication_data": "Bible.org, 2004", "locator": "https://bible.org/seriespage/final-exams-genesis-221-24", "verification_level": "V4_QUOTATION_VERIFIED", "source_function": [ "SCHOLARLY_ARGUMENT" ], "locator_targets": [ { "kind": "EXTERNAL_URL", "target": "https://bible.org/seriespage/final-exams-genesis-221-24" } ] } ], "s8_wording_provenance": { "decision": "RETAIN_FROZEN_GRADE_STATUS_WORDING", "source_family_result": "PASS_INDEPENDENT_SUPPORT", "alternative_control": "Immediate-context reading remains Abraham’s test, divine provision, and substitution; Father/Son correspondence is not explicitly labeled formal typology.", "supplemental_sources": [ { "source_id": "TSP-S8-SRC-000001", "author_editor": "Steven J. 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