exegesis
Sign in to savethumb|An English-language Bible open to the [[Book of Isaiah]] Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretations of virtually any text, including not just religious texts but also philosophy, literature, or virtually any other genre of writing. The phrase Biblical exegesis can be used to distinguish studies of the Bible from other critical textual explanations.
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- Usage
- Mesopotamian commentaries
- Commentaries on Plato
- Biblical commentaries
- Christianity
- Catholic
- Protestant
- Indian philosophy
- Islam
- Judaism
- Midrash
- ''Halakha'' and ''Aggadah''
- Midrashic
- ''Tannaim''
- Mikra
- Jewish Scholasticism
- Zoroastrianism
- In a secular context
- Straussian reading
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|An English-language Bible open to the [[Book of Isaiah]] Exegesis ( ; from the Greek , from , "to lead out") is a critical explanation or interpretation of a text. The term is traditionally applied to the interpretation of Biblical works. In modern usage, exegesis can involve critical interpretations of virtually any text, including not just religious texts but also philosophy, literature, or virtually any other genre of writing. The phrase Biblical exegesis can be used to distinguish studies of the Bible from other critical textual explanations.
Textual criticism investigates the history and origins of the text, but exegesis may include the study of the historical and cultural backgrounds of the author, text, and original audience. Other analyses include classification of the type of literary genres presented in the text and analysis of grammatical and syntactical features in the text itself.