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单词 exegesis
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Definition of exegesis in English:

exegesis

nounPlural exegeses ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪsˌɛksəˈdʒisɪs
mass noun
  • Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

    the task of biblical exegesis
    Example sentencesExamples
    • If a writer isn't careful, even the best biblical exegesis can render a parable lifeless.
    • The authors themselves provide lengthy and thoughtful exegesis of the texts they reproduce.
    • Subjects treated include matters of exegesis, systematic theology and church history.
    • The main direction of this essay is concerned primarily with exegesis and the history of interpretation.
    • He stresses that the exegesis offers a critical explanation setting up the interpretative framework for the examiner.
    • The exegesis explores the genre of women's erotica and is well grounded in contemporary critical theory.
    • If that were the case, then the object of Augustinian exegesis would indeed be to annihilate particular texts.
    • That is to say, it is concerned with academic biblical exegesis and academic dogmatic theology.
    • Therefore, it can be said that true exegesis allows for a basically literal interpretation.
    • The exegesis, far from being new, sloppy in concept, or un-researched, now has its own developing history and rigor.
    • Thus it is more like a volume of patristic exegesis of Scripture than a modern work of history or theology.
    • One of the courses I investigated includes a fine, thorough analysis of the steps involved in exegesis.
    • Bernard was not content with careful exegesis and orthodox doctrine - there is also an unusual fervency and passion in the sermons.
    • Solemn pronouncements are made on the basis of textual exegesis rather than living experience.
    • Is theological exegesis ruled reading-community interpretation-all the way down?
    • Where are the readings of Scripture by theologians, attempting to wrestle with exegesis of texts?
    • I knew that these would form my exegesis, yet still I lacked framing.
    • One is a more or less sociological exegesis in the following sense.
    • He weaves together critical exegesis with discussion of Kosovo, diplomacy, and the war itself.
    • More biblical exegesis is needed to sustain and to further the position of Vatican II.
    Synonyms
    interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication, elucidation, clarification
    gloss, annotation

Derivatives

  • exegetic

  • adjective ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk
    • In this manner diegetic and exegetic processes are naturally blurred: a particular effort of abstraction has been to divide them.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Various other exegetic books and lives of saints go under his name; he is also the author of at least one religious poem.
      • According to my teachers, even the Oral Law, the commentary that makes the written Torah intelligible, was deduced by the sages according to definite exegetic principles also given at Sinai.
      • The merit of Okpewho's project and the value of this sort of localized exegetic approach thus seem counterbalanced by the polarized perspective of the author.
  • exegetical

  • adjective ˌɛksɪˈdʒɛtɪk(ə)lˌɛksəˈdʒɛdək(ə)l
    • He attempts to bridge the gap between theology and spirituality and recover the type of exegetical theology that was prominent in the early centuries and the greater history of the Church.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The questions that the author raises and his theological and exegetical observations are helpful for those who want to study more deeply the biblical texts or prepare for sermons and Bible studies.
      • Decisions about what constitutes the ‘plain sense’ are less textual and exegetical than they are traditional and theological.
      • How Wyclif conceives of the very essence of Scripture must always be borne in mind when assessing both his exegetical principles and the theological conclusions they produce.
      • God, therefore, cannot be reduced to or contained by any theological rhetoric or exegetical attempt to make simplistic the complexity and mystery of a transcendent God.
  • exegetist

  • noun -ˈdʒiːtɪst

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai 'interpret', from ex- 'out of' + hēgeisthai 'to guide, lead'.

Rhymes

amniocentesis, anamnesis, ascesis, catechesis, diesis, mimesis, prosthesis, psychokinesis, telekinesis
 
 

Definition of exegesis in US English:

exegesis

nounˌɛksəˈdʒisɪsˌeksəˈjēsis
  • Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

    the task of biblical exegesis
    a close exegesis of the plot
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He stresses that the exegesis offers a critical explanation setting up the interpretative framework for the examiner.
    • The main direction of this essay is concerned primarily with exegesis and the history of interpretation.
    • Is theological exegesis ruled reading-community interpretation-all the way down?
    • The exegesis, far from being new, sloppy in concept, or un-researched, now has its own developing history and rigor.
    • I knew that these would form my exegesis, yet still I lacked framing.
    • Where are the readings of Scripture by theologians, attempting to wrestle with exegesis of texts?
    • That is to say, it is concerned with academic biblical exegesis and academic dogmatic theology.
    • Bernard was not content with careful exegesis and orthodox doctrine - there is also an unusual fervency and passion in the sermons.
    • If a writer isn't careful, even the best biblical exegesis can render a parable lifeless.
    • He weaves together critical exegesis with discussion of Kosovo, diplomacy, and the war itself.
    • More biblical exegesis is needed to sustain and to further the position of Vatican II.
    • One of the courses I investigated includes a fine, thorough analysis of the steps involved in exegesis.
    • If that were the case, then the object of Augustinian exegesis would indeed be to annihilate particular texts.
    • One is a more or less sociological exegesis in the following sense.
    • Thus it is more like a volume of patristic exegesis of Scripture than a modern work of history or theology.
    • The authors themselves provide lengthy and thoughtful exegesis of the texts they reproduce.
    • The exegesis explores the genre of women's erotica and is well grounded in contemporary critical theory.
    • Solemn pronouncements are made on the basis of textual exegesis rather than living experience.
    • Therefore, it can be said that true exegesis allows for a basically literal interpretation.
    • Subjects treated include matters of exegesis, systematic theology and church history.
    Synonyms
    interpretation, explanation, exposition, explication, elucidation, clarification

Origin

Early 17th century: from Greek exēgēsis, from exēgeisthai ‘interpret’, from ex- ‘out of’ + hēgeisthai ‘to guide, lead’.

 
 
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