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Meanings of exegesis in English

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Usage of exegesis in English
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He had little use for the exegesis, but remained Fat's good friend.
Valis
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Germany is the land of exegesis, England is the land of Puritanism.
Celtic Literature
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You are taught in the theological school, however, that emphasis is exegesis.
Acres of Diamonds: Our Every-day Opportunities
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Literal exegesis, said Samuel ben Meir, is more forceful than Halakic interpretation.
Rashi
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No wonder Fat started scratching out page after page of his exegesis.
Valis
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Kuhn's book spawned a whole industry of commentary, interpretation and exegesis.
The Guardian
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This prince of rationalists agreed with the mystics in adopting an esoteric exegesis.
Judaism
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They have been perpetuated in the form of Midrash, that is, Scriptural exegesis.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1
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Their doubts were simply based on a different exegesis of the biblical texts.
The Age of the Reformation
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And whatever it may be as exegesis, it is good admonition.
Men in the Making
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We were resolved not to present this entire mass of exegesis.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
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Abrabanel often quotes Christian authorities, though he opposed Christian exegesis of Messianic passages.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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At night he did the only act open to him: work on his exegesis.
Valis
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Now, thank goodness, the Irish academics are deep into post-colonial exegesis of our writers.
The Irish Times
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Such aberrations are as alien to sane Mysticism as they are to sane exegesis.
Christian Mysticism
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Ambrose's exegesis, half allegorical, half historic, might be accepted, taken altogether, by self-respecting minds.
Saint Augustin
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