Patristic Development: Early church fathers developed typological and allegorical approaches maintaining both literal and spiritual senses
Medieval Systematization: Four-fold sense of scripture (literal, allegorical, moral, anagogical) as analogical framework
Reformation Clarification: Protestant emphasis on literal sense while maintaining christological center
Modern Critical Methods: Historical-critical approaches challenging traditional analogical reading
Contemporary Recovery: Theological interpretation movement recovering analogical approaches within critical scholarship