Exegesis

Matthew Currier

Exegesis

What is it

Exegesis is gleaning from, rather than reading into, scripture

Fallacies

Foreign Root

The meaning of a root word does not impute meaning to the derived word. The current context is ultimate.

Shared Roots

timao, epitimao honor, rebuke

Etymological

anagnosko = to read ana = up gnosko = know

epitimao = rebuke epi = upon timao = honor

butterfly = an insect

headship

Sound

wine / whine

yam ~ hebrew = body of water; english = vegetable

bow ~ hebrew = to arrive; english = weapon

Process

Summarize and notate interesting tidbits.

Historical-Cultural considerations of the author(s), original audience, editor(s), etc.

Contextual analysis of surrounding passages, contemporary passages, and similar works.

Lexical understanding of how words, phrasing, and structure are utilized.

Theological content including what had been revealed at the time of writing and the purpose of the passage.

Literary inspection of the general style as well as inluded forms.

Comparison of synethetic works such as translations and commentaries.

Application for the original audience and for the ageless audience.