Exegesis-Eisegesis: Is There a Difference?

“The longer I work at the task of interpreting the Bible, the more I recognize that the task of exegesis involves, more than most of us would like to admit, the baring of the exegete's soul. No one can talk about the meaning of the Bible without describing what it means to him. And when he does...

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Main Author: Williams, Jay G. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1973
In: Theology today
Year: 1973, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 218-227
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Summary:“The longer I work at the task of interpreting the Bible, the more I recognize that the task of exegesis involves, more than most of us would like to admit, the baring of the exegete's soul. No one can talk about the meaning of the Bible without describing what it means to him. And when he does that, he tells the reader as much about himself as he does about the Scriptures. If he tries to escape that predicament (if it is such) through objectivity, what he does is to present himself as a detached and alienated human being.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057367303000302