Exegesis

of the text with a strong use of allegorical exegesis. This along with his emphasis on the experience of faith had great influence on Western monastic exegesis that extended to Luther. An example of his allegorical exegesis can be found in his sermon On the Kiss, “Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth… if he will deign to kiss me with the kiss of his mouth (Ps 44:8)? His living and effective word (Heb 4:12) is a kiss; not a meeting of lips, which can sometimes be deceptive about the state of the heart, but a full infusion of joys, a revelation of secrets, a wonderful and inseparable mingling of the light from above and the mind on which it is shed, which, then it is join with God, is one spirit with him (1 Cor 6:17). As seen within this passage, Barnard understands the kiss to be Christ’s word, an active force that permeates the Christian into spiritual ecstasy. With Church figures such as these and with the increased popularity of monastic and cathedral schools of the eleventh and twelfth centuries, the fourfold method became primary influence on Luther. In fact, when Luther produces his Lectures on the Psalms (Dictata Super Psalterium) in 1513-1515, it is important to note that in all respects Luther maintains the medieval exegetical methods using the fourfold sense of Scripture. This is seen throughout the Dictata and is evident within the preface that Luther presumes the fourfold method to be the method for proper exegesis. Moreover, underneath the layered…

Tammy, I totally agree with your explanation. To expound on it, the Michelson’s separate hermeneutics and exegesis to help correct, from what I see, the inexperienced study scripture. The context of a particular writing and its form can say a lot about a passage. I am taking the Psalms class here at Regent and have to say that different forms of writing make a difference. I am not saying that the inexperienced reader cannot gather great information and learn the truth of God, however, when it…

According to Janice Anderson, the definition of feminism is “the affirmation…of our right and ability to construct, and take responsibility for, our gendered identity, our politics, and our choices” (Anderson, 105). A feminist approach to biblical studies can help reconstruct women’s identities in the text and see how the identity of the reader is affected by the way women are portrayed. Analyzing the ways in which women are excluded from the text and identifying the construction of gender are…

In chapter ten of The Cambridge Companion to Biblical Interpretation, Stefan Reif examines several contributions that Jewish scholars have made in the biblical interpretation of the Old Testament. According to Reif, Jewish exegesis emphasizes three aspects: the Israelite people, their land, and their language. Another critical component to Jewish exegesis is the Torah; it has been used extensively throughout Jewish history for liturgical and educational activities in synagogues and academies.…

Paul was a well-known author in the Bible, for he wrote books of Romans, 1st and 2nd Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1st and 2nd Thessalonians, 1st and 2nd Timothy, Titus, Philemon, and he added some scriptures in the book of Hebrews. God ordained and inspired Paul to write so many books to encourage his people to live right, do right, trust, and apply their trust only in God. In this Exegesis, one will take a journey with Paul as he witnesses and encourage this young…

Fee (2000), in his essay “Exegesis and Spirituality: Completing the Circle”, proposes that exegesis and spirituality are important tasks that should be done consciously and simultaneously when one reads his Bible. He identified the preconceived notion of Christian’s today about studying the true intent of the authors, the true meaning of the passages written by them, the historical and cultural context, and the people it is addressed to, have nothing to do with spirituality; when in fact it…

The exegesis is a discussion of female agency in three novels: The Hunger Games, The Circle and Bumped. The strongest parts of the exegesis are the sections on the actual novels. These sections give an outline of the novels and the roles of the female protagonists. However, the aims of the exegesis are unclear. In the first paragraph Tania writes: ‘this exegesis specifically engages with the interplay between media and female agency in recent dystopian novels.’ And then later, she writes that…

Exegesis and Hermaneutics: How to Interpret the Gospels and Epistles Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the four Gospels which contain the rich history of Jesus ' life, death and Resurrection, which is the Good News that we as His follower 's need to share with other people (New International Version, Matthew 5:14-16). These books were written as eyewitness narratives of Jesus ' miracles and teachings so they are accurate historical records of Jesus ' life and sayings as a man here on earth. The…

Introduction Defining the Gospel is a challenging task when considering every aspect involved. On the surface, it appears that the Gospel is the story of Jesus: His birth, death, and resurrection. When looking deeper at the story of the Gospel, though, it is so much more. The story of the Gospel is not solely contained within the books Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Rather, the Gospel is everything from Genesis to Revelation, because ultimately, everything points to Christ. God has been telling…

Noah’s Covenant, also referred to as the Perpetual or Everlasting Covenant, is the third in Genesis, the first book of the Pentateuch at the beginning of the Hebrew Scriptures. Historically speaking, Genesis is a representation of the creation and this exegesis seeks to decipher the literal truths from symbolic statements. The three primary methods of exegesis, namely historical, literal and rhetorical (Collins, 2014a) with some others including reader-response, have been intentionally…