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exegesis

[ ek-si-jee-sis ]

noun

plural exegeses
  1. critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a text, especially of the Bible.


exegesis

/ 藢蓻办蝉瑟藞诲萧颈藧蝉瑟蝉 /

noun

  1. explanation or critical interpretation of a text, esp of the Bible Compare eisegesis
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of exegesis1

1610鈥20; < Greek 别虫岣梘脓蝉颈蝉 an interpretation, explanation, equivalent to ex- ex- 3 + ( h ) 脓驳脓- (verbid stem of 丑脓驳别卯蝉迟丑补颈 to guide) + -sis -sis
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of exegesis1

C17: from Greek, from 别虫脓驳别颈蝉迟丑补颈 to interpret, from ex- 1+ 丑脓驳别颈蝉迟丑补颈 to guide
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First came Joel Thompson鈥檚 鈥淭o See the Sky,鈥 obscurely subtitled 鈥渁n exegesis for orchestra.鈥

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Compactness is a hallmark of her writing, made possible by both hard graft and her gifts for exposition and exegesis, which enabled her to digest and repackage huge quantities of material.

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Eden Medina, now a professor at MIT, published 鈥淐ybernetic Revolutionaries,鈥 a work of history that offers a deep exegesis of the project.

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Although also woefully out of print, Mayo鈥檚 1933 exegesis is, along with James M. Cain鈥檚 essay 鈥淧aradise鈥 and Louis Adamic鈥檚 鈥淟aughing in the Jungle,鈥 among the great early studies of the city.

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Jonas鈥檚 script begins with a definition of 鈥渆xegesis鈥: 鈥淭he critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of Scripture.鈥

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