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eisegesis|aɪsɪˈdʒiːsɪs|
[f. Gr. εἰς in, into + -egesis of exegesis.]
The interpretation of a word or passage (of the Scriptures) by reading into it one's own ideas. Hence eiseˈgetical a.
1878P. Schaff Through Bible Lands i. v. 53 The eisegetical manner of those allegorical and typological exegetes who make the Scriptures responsible for their own pious thoughts and fancies. 1892N.Y. Evangelist 3 Mar. 4/4 (Funk), Dr. Elliot..held firmly to the doctrine that exegesis, and not ‘eisegesis’, is the province of the student of the Scriptures. 1924H. E. Fosdick Mod. Use Bible iii. 87 The reformers..could use eisegesis instead of exegesis on many a passage which they thought they were literally interpreting. 1958Times Lit. Suppl. 3 Jan. 10/1 Fully aware of the perils of eisegesis, Dr. Grant pronounces quite firmly against any such reverence for philosophy or theology as would empty history of meaning. |