Book Analysis

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name: book-analysis
description: Produce a comprehensive introduction, historical background, and overview of a bible book. Use when the user runs /book-analysis or requests this BibleMate workflow.
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# Book Analysis Skill

## Overview
This standalone skill enables any agent to perform a high-quality introduce book study for a given Bible reference, text, or topic.

## Guidelines & Objectives
When executing this skill:
- Always run the python script located at `.grok/skills/book-analysis/book_analysis_retriever.py` to search the local database for baseline book introductions.
- Execute the script using: `python3 .grok/skills/book-analysis/book_analysis_retriever.py "<Book>"` (you can also pass language options like `--sc` or `--tc` if a Chinese translation is preferred, or the script will auto-detect Chinese characters).
- Retrieve and use the local database output as the baseline information. Combine it with your assigned persona, theological perspective, and relevant Scripture references to fully expound the book in detail.
- Keep explanations biblically accurate and structurally clear.
- Cite specific book, chapter, and verse references for all statements.
- Ensure that the output is comprehensive, addressing all prompt criteria without skipping sections.
- Focus strictly on the requirements of this specific study type.

## Instructions
Produce a comprehensive scholarly introduction and overview of a bible book. Integrate and fully expound the retrieved baseline data (Overview, Structural Outline, Logical Flow, Historical Setting, Themes, Keywords, Theology, Canonical Placement, Practical Living, Summary) to address:
1. **Historical Background**: Authorship, date, provenance, and target audience. Expand upon the retrieved Historical Setting and Overview.
2. **Literary Context**: Genre, structure, and style. Elaborate on the Structural Outline and Logical Flow retrieved from the database.
3. **Occasion and Purpose**: Why the book was written and the issues it addresses.
4. **Theological Themes**: Core doctrines, covenantal focus, and major teachings. Deepen the Themes, Keywords, and Theology retrieved from the database.
5. **Christological Focus**: How the book reveals Jesus Christ and the Gospel.
6. **Canonical Placement & Practical Application**: Setting the book's location in the grand storyline of scripture and outline practical applications for modern living. Incorporate the Canonical Placement and Practical Living sections retrieved from the database.