6/25/2023 0 Comments Grass frog dissection![]() As such, an appreciation of context is vital to the careful reader’s task.įor example, the best tool for understanding a single Bible text is an overview of the Bible as a whole, its direction, purposes and overarching themes. The use of language changes with time and words can have a variety of meaning at any given point in time, depending on context. Some would go so far as to argue this realisation renders the making of worthwhile dictionaries near impossible. The frog in context is a wonder of creation, a living reality that all the dissection in all the high school science departments of the world could never discover.Ĭontext is important. To see a frog hopping across the dewy morning grass, frog-kicking across a shaded stream or lying in wait for a small insect - to hear a frog croaking in appreciation of an approaching rainstorm or crying out in distress as it tries to escape a predator - is a long way from the dissection lab. And, while useful to varying degrees, it can be likened to dissecting a frog. With such a background, we tend to then bring this way of reading to other pieces of writing, becoming literal, word-by-word readers. When reading the Bible we often assume the most profitable form of study is to take it apart piece-by-piece - perhaps delving into the meanings of the original languages - and the meaning will become clear. To do it well, reading is something that must be practised with care and patience. We are told we learn how to read in the early years of primary (grade) school but we bring a lifetime of learning to reading and understanding. The process of exploration has also been a process of destruction. ![]() Instead we have a small pile of rather unattractive mushy stuff that once was a living, breathing, hopping frog. For those studying these creatures, such knowledge can be important in better understanding how a frog moves, eat and lives.īut at the end of the process we do not have a frog. After a time of careful study, we may have a much greater knowledge of frog componentry. It is so called more for function than form-while bearing many similarities, the circulatory system of a large warm-blooded mammal works differently to that of a small cold-blooded amphibian.Īnd so it goes through the different pieces of what was a frog. Though we call it a heart, it bears little resemblance to the ox heart we may have dissected the previous week. Perhaps we identify the little froggy heart. By examining the contents of the tiny stomach, we are able to identify some of the small bugs the frog had eaten. We begin with a whole frog* and with a sharp scalpel, tweezers and magnifying glass slowly peel away layers, muscles, blood vessels and organs, laying each piece carefully aside and cutting deeper.
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