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	Carm, Theological Dictionary, E - F
		Christ's atonement was efficacious; it produced the result of forgiveness of sins for the elect.
		Eisegesis is when a person interprets and reads information into the text that is not there.
		Therefore, the text does not teach what the Mormons say and they are guilty of eisegesis; that is, reading into the text what it does not say.
	www.carm.org /dictionary/dic_e-f.htm (2095 words)

	Pratie Place: Dear Diary,
		I was thrilled by this because Zed is writing his first paper at college on the way people dip into the Bible and fish out passages which support their own views, and I never knew there was a word for it.
		Eisegesis is the approach to Bible interpretation where the interpreter tries to "force" the Bible to mean something that fits their existing belief or understanding of a particular issue or doctrine.
		In the end, eisegesis is an exercise that in most cases leads to wrong interpretation, and therefore improper applications of those verses in the person's life.
	pratie.blogspot.com /2005/10/dear-diary.html (1027 words)

	Eisegesis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		However, probably the majority of church leaders insist these days could represent billions of years—this is ‘eisegesis’, as the billions of years is a belief from outside of Scripture that is read into Scripture (resulting in the clear words of Scripture being reinterpreted on the basis of these outside ideas).
		Understanding the difference between ‘eisegesis’ and ‘exegesis’ is really the key to the effectiveness of the church in today’s culture.
		Sadly, the church is infected with the eisegesis ‘virus’—and as a result, the Christian worldview that was once so prevalent in the Western world is waning.
	www.answersingenesis.org /creation/v24/i3/eisegesis.asp (1620 words)

	Exegesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The word exegesis means "to draw the meaning out of" a given text.
		Exegesis may be contrasted with eisegesis, which means to read one's own interpretation into a given text.
		In general, exegesis presumes an attempt to view the text objectively, while eisegesis implies more subjectivity.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Exegesis (657 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		It is an ethical distinction: exegesis respects the integrity of the text, and eisegesis does not.
		The term "exegesis" is an ideological subterfuge used to conceal a preference for one type of eisegesis over others, to make one way of reading into the text appear to be the natural, normal reading- out of what the text had within it.
		The notion of a scientific critical exegesis is as dangerous in its own way as the proclamation of the "true meaning of the Bible" (as inspired by God) on the part of fundamentalist religion, to which the theology of the text is functionally equivalent.
	www.infomotions.com /serials/pmc/pmc-v3n3-aichele-reading.txt (6373 words)

	tentmaker.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eisegesis and exegesis are Greek words often used in seminary in the field of translating.
		In eisegesis the writer ignores the original meaning substituting their own preconceived ideas or doctrines.
		In this present age, when there are over 30,000 different denominations of Christianity each believing it is the way, the truth and the life, it is expedient for sincere seekers, to ask the Holy Spirit to deliver them from all religious eisegetical garbage they have swallowed.
	www.tentmaker.org /wp (403 words)

	PFRS Calvinism - John 6
		White is the one who is committing the error of eisegesis because he is assuming a universal application when the text does not warrant or demand such.
		THAT is "eisegesis" because the literary context does not demand it, nor does the historical context suggest it.
		White who is misunderstanding the text because the presuppositions he is bringing to the text are not even remotely relevant to the historical situation that instigated this exchange between Jesus and this crowd of Jews.
	www.pfrs.org /calvinism/calvin10a.html (2897 words)

	Information and Communications Blog » 2005 » November (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eisegesis on the other hand is the “placing” of one’s own meaning into the Scriptural text.
		The ideal of course in interpreting a text from this description is exegesis and not eisegesis.
		Knowing the terms exegesis and eisegesis is just to help us know that Biblical interpretation is not just made without careful study and analysis.
	www.pcentral-online.net /wordpress/2005/11 (815 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 30, No. 3 - October 1973 - ARTICLE - Exegesis-Eisegesis: Is There a Difference?
		Eisegesis, on the other hand, reads into the text what the interpreter wishes to find or thinks he finds there.
		Although we must all stand in awe of the tremendous achievement of modem biblical scholarship and must not fail to appreciate what has been accomplished, we must also recognize that although modern scholarship illumines certain aspects of the text, it tends to blind us to others.
		The question is not exegesis or eisegesis but rather what is revealed to and about the interpreter in the interpretation.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /oct1973/v30-3-article1.htm (4433 words)

	Most Misunderstood Passage in the Bible 2
		I learned that there is a big difference between "exegesis" and "eisegesis." Let me explain by looking at the definitions of these two very important words.
		As you can see for yourself if we follow the laws of eisegesis we can be assured of arriving at an erroneous interpretation of the text and lose the truths the prophet or writer intended to convey.
		Simply, we are guilty of not drawing out of the passage the intended meaning of the prophet (exegesis), but rather, misinterpreting the passage by reading into the passage a preconceived belief formed by what others have said (eisegesis) which cannot be supported by critical examination of the text.
	isaiah53.ifrance.com /isaiah53/mm2.htm (2293 words)

	Pontifications » Blog Archive » The Eisegesis of Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Eisegesis, David tells us, “is reading your personal interpretations into the Biblical text.”; According to all scholars trained in the grammatical-historical interpretation of the Scripture, eisegesis is the gravest of sins.
		In his book Unleashing the Scripture, Hauerwas states that he no longer trusts “the distinction between exegesis and eisegesis.” He acknowledges that the historical-critical method may provide readings of Scripture that are helpful to the proclamation of the gospel, but he rejects the privileging of such readings.
		Eisegesis in its proper sense is the interaction of faith with the Scriptures.
	catholica.pontifications.net /?p=1547 (5329 words)

	Lowcountry NOW: Local News - Cuttino: Bad use of the Good Book 05/31/03
		"Eisegesis" is a technical term used by Bible students describing one who reads his own interpretation into a verse of Scripture or who merely emphasizes part of the whole thought.
		I didn't quote the whole verse so the whole truth was not there until we saw the whole context, what came before and after.
		Some are leaving the Southern Baptist Convention over this and missionaries have resigned rather than sign a statement saying they will honor this attitude.
	www.lowcountrynow.com /stories/053103/LOCcuttino.shtml (715 words)

	Biblical exegesis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is sometimes contrasted with eisegesis, which means to read one's own interpretation into a given text.
		In general, exegesis presumes an attempt to view the text objectively, while eisegesis is more subjective.
		With the rise of the Internet, many Public Domain Bible commentaries have become available online.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Biblical_exegesis (148 words)

	BGreek: Eisegesis, Exegesis, Epegesis, etc.
		Reply: Carl W. Conrad: "Re: Eisegesis, Exegesis, Epegesis, etc."
		contradistinction to eisegesis, which is always a huge no-no, and
		eisegesis is some kind of subjective interpretation of the text.
	www.ibiblio.org /bgreek/test-archives/html4/1998-09/25939.html (509 words)

	bmj.com Rapid Responses for Kutz, 331 (7531) 1507-1508
		'Eisegesis' is the process of reading into a text historical, cultural, religious or other presuppositions that then bias or distort the original authorial intent of a text.
		In response to Dr. Lewis' accusation of biblical eisegesis on the part of the author, it is interesting to note that the Babylonian Talmud, which contains one of the widest collections of biblical exegesis native to the Jewish tradition, comes to the same conclusion that Dr. Kutz does (see Horayot 10b).
		Whatever the historical and theological merits of this redacted collection of late oral tradition, it seems ironic to refute my charge of eisegesis from a source that arguably specialises in it.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/eletters/331/7531/1507 (4685 words)

	Why Do We Use Those Big Church Words?
		Exegesis, she said is a careful analytical study of scripture.
		Eisegesis is interpreting and applying the exegesis, as a preacher would do in a sermon.
		Big church words can be powerful teaching tools enabling others to deepen their spirituality or they can be arrogant symbols of your sinful pride.
	www.sowingseedsoffaith.com /big_church_words.htm (686 words)

	God's litmus test for all government officials including judges, politicians, school board members, etc. - Should ...
		These are men who practice exegesis not eisegesis when studying God's Word, the Bible, to see what guidance it gives them in their official government and personal roles.
		The more you learn, the better able you'll be to spot eisegesis when you see it.
		Most Democrats that I've personally observed are either atheists or agnostics, or are those Christians who could be the poster boys/girls for eisegesis.
	creationists.org /litmustest.html (2997 words)

	Definitions of Christian/Religious Terms, Words and Phrases - at BibleStudy.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The word eisegesis is a theological term used to describe an approach to interpreting a passage in the Bible by "reading into" the passage a meaning that is not evident at all by the passage itself, or the context in which it appears in the Bible.
		Thus eisegesis is usually perceived as a negative term, and indicates that the person using the method of eisegesis is not being intellectually honest.
		Instead, he is coming to the passage with a pre-conceived notion on a particular doctrinal matter, and wishing to force the passage to fit that preconceived notion.
	www.biblestudy.org /basicart/chrterms/page7.html (842 words)

	'Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season': Tradition, Eisegesis, and John 12:32
		Eisegesis, on the other hand, is reading a foreign idea into the text and forcing a meaning on it.
		But unfortunately, not only does this idea of ‘universal drawing’ contradict the statement Jesus makes in John 6:44 (all who are drawn are raised), but it ignores the context of 12:32 and eisegesis is now being used for interpretation.
		Eisegesis would be to simply take the added word ‘men’ and determine within yourself that ‘men’ means all people without exception, and there is your eisegesis!
	nathancwhite.blogspot.com /2006/03/tradition-eisegesis-and-john-1232.html (4236 words)

	Per Christum: March 2006
		The "correct" way to read Scripture, say some, is using exegesis, which is bringing out the supposed "clear" meaning of the text or the intention of the author.
		Is there even an "objective" meaning (from a purely scholarly standpoint) to the text, since both the Old and New Testaments were written for living, religious communities, and the texts were intended for these communities only.
		There are limits to eisegesis, and the community that produced the texts, the Church, sets various limits on how its own documents may be read.
	blog.ancient-future.net /2006_03_01_archive.html (5533 words)

	A Harmony of Opposing Voices: Testing the Limits of Scriptural Reasoning
		The following description of the meeting is arranged topically, and is thus necessarily partial, as it emphasizes key themes mentioned in the introduction: the meaning of interpretive disagreement; the problem of eisegesis; and the understanding of particularity and universality.
		A highly illuminating discussion of the issue of eisegesis, particularly as related to the use of traditional interpretation, began with a complex question from Alon Goshen Gottstein, scholar of Rabbinics and founder of the interfaith Elijah Institute in Jerusalem.
		Important as it is for understanding the right use traditional interpretation, the question of eisegesis also came sharply to the fore with the proposal of a modern midrash by Bonna Devora Haberman, resident scholar of women's studies at Brandeis University.
	etext.lib.virginia.edu /journals/ssr/issues/volume2/number3/ssr02-03-gr03.html (4640 words)

	BGreek: Re: Eisegesis, Exegesis, Epegesis, etc.
		Previous message: dalmatia@eburg.com: "Re: Eisegesis, Exegesis, Epegesis, etc."
		Good, although I might say eisegesis is "subjective", exegesis is
		brought to the text, hence a little bit of eisegesis.
	www.ibiblio.org /bgreek/test-archives/html4/1998-09/27343.html (389 words)

	"The Tablet on Figurative Interpretation of Scripture"
		One was exegesis, the attempt to understand the outward meaning of the text through linguistic and philological analysis, reference to historical events surrounding the verse's revelation, and comparing it with similar verses of scripture.
		The other was eisegesis, or figurative, esoteric and allegorical interpretation.
		In his Commentary on the Surah of the Sun Baha'u'llah urges commentators on scripture to engage in both literal and figurative interpretation, and warns about losing the balance between the two.
	www.h-net.org /~bahai/trans/vol1/ta-vil2.htm (1541 words)

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		Bonocore then provides more anachronistic eisegesis of the text in Clement by moving more then two centuries into the future, and a thousand miles away geographically, to a quotation by Athanasius, where Athanasius does use the term "Levite" of a deacon.
		But this is another example of eisegesis, this time reading into the text of Scripture itself.
		Yet, even in NT times, while the TERMS "bishop" and "presbyter" were still being used interchangeably, it is also clear that each city-church possessed an "arch-presbyter" (what we would call a "bishop") -- a singular leader of the church.
	aomin.org /Presbyters.html (2841 words)

	BGreek: Re: Eisegesis, Exegesis, Epegesis, etc.
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		> Eisegesis is reading into the text what you want it to say.
	www.ibiblio.org /bgreek/test-archives/html4/1998-09/25945.html (447 words)

	Per Christum: Eisegete and Proud of It!
		I took an OT class at Florida State when I was an undergrad and the professor was quick to say that there will be absolutely no eisegesis in the class.
		Of course, any reference to Christ in the OT was considered eisegesis by him.
		Just as a note for those interested, the ancient Jewish sages said that all Scriptures should be interpreted through a Messianic lens.
	blog.ancient-future.net /2006/03/eisegete-and-proud-of-it.html (1630 words)

	Lesson 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Exegesis must be distinguished from “eisegesis.” In exegesis the expositor draws out the author’s intended meaning.
		In eisegesis the expositor interprets a text by reading into it his own ideas.
		The expositor is not responsible for what the author has said, but he is responsible for a faithful rendering of the text.
	www.dabar.org /CRA/ephesians.htm (975 words)

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