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Glossary Definition of word.
typographic cueing system
The typographic cueing system is based upon the typesetting of printed material. The placement and stylistic appearance of a word can influence the meaning of that word. Appearance is determined by formatting attributes, including capitalization, font style, size, color, spacing, or by adding special print conventions: underlining, italicizing, or boldfacing.
In most modern copies of the Bible, the words of Jesus are printed in red ink. By simply printing in red ink, the publisher has placed interpretive significance upon the words. Likewise, the Tetragrammaton (i.e., the four-letter name for God) is most commonly printed as capitalized L-O-R-D or G-O-D (in contrast to “Lord” or “God”). (Read the Preface of Balancing the Sword for more information about the Tetragrammaton.)
Originally, the Hebrew, upon which the first thirty-nine books of the Bible are based, did not have capitalizations. Therefore, all capitalized words in the Old Testament bear the publisher’s implied interpretation. Likewise, paragraph breaks and the division of chapters and verses were added to the original biblical manuscripts. Each visual separation between verses, paragraphs, or chapters has the potential of changing the meaning of a text.
Some simplified printings of the Bible have virtually no formatting assistance; however, most study Bibles have many typographic cues added by titles, subtitles, headings, subheadings, indentations, color, etc.
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