Read a Bible Scene from Two Viewpoints: Observer Notes Before Interpretation
Record what a narrator reveals and what each character knows before claiming a hidden motive. Use observer notes and character-limited notes to keep evidence, implication, and uncertainty visible.
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Make two knowledge columns
For a bounded scene, write what the reader is told and what each character can observe at that moment. Information given by the narrator is not automatically available to every person in the story.
Compare the visible actions and speeches of David and Saul with the wider information the reader receives. Mark motive claims as explicit, implied, or unknown rather than treating a later outcome as proof of an earlier intention.
Take one sentence such as 'he wanted...' and trace its evidence. If the text gives speech or action but no motive, rewrite the note as a possibility or leave it open.
Answer who sees what, who lacks information, what the narrator adds, and what remains unknown. This page narrows viewpoint; the character-choice guide compares decisions and consequences.