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exegesisScholarly interpretation of religious texts, using linguistic, historical, and other methods. In Judaism and Christianity, it has been used extensively in the study of the Bible. Textual criticism tries to establish the accuracy of biblical texts. Philological criticism deals with grammar, vocabulary, and style in pursuit of faithful translation. Literary criticism classifies texts according to style and attempts to establish authorship, date, and audience. Tradition criticism seeks the sources of biblical materials and traces their development. Redaction criticism examines the way pieces of the tradition have been assembled into a literary composition by editors. Form criticism studies the way narratives are shaped by the cultures that produce them. Historical criticism looks at a text's historical context. exegesis explanation or critical interpretation of a text, esp of the Bible How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Hendrix, "The Interpretation of the Bible according to Luther and the Confessions," in Hearing the Word, ed. We should not fail to mention the 1993 document of the Pontifical Biblical Commission (The Interpretation of the Bible in the Church), which recognized that there were strengths and weaknesses in virtually every one of the methods used in scientific biblical scholarship, while at the same time rejecting a fundamentalist approach. Hagee's supremely confident interpretation of the Bible and current events is eerily reminiscent of many TV preachers and self-proclaimed experts on the "end times" who offered detailed and ominous predictions prior to the Gulf war of 1991. |
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