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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 |
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Tatian would continue this exegetic work in his Diatessaron (the four Gospels as a continuous narrative). The unusual format of the book may have dictated the inclusion of a "checklist" rather than full-scale exegetic catalogue entries, and for some objects these brief entries must be balanced with the copious information presented in the essay sections where the objects are first introduced. There, in "Talking With the Auditor" (page 63), the authors provide an exegetic analysis of SAS no. |
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