Literal
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Historical
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The
basic "story" level; what the words "mean"
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Allegorical
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Typological
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Level
dealing with the Church, the liturgy, the OT vs NT, the sacraments
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Moral
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Tropological
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Level
dealing with behavior: how one should live one's life
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Mystical
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Anagogical
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Level
dealing with the worlds after death or a mystic's anticipation of union with God
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