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exegesis ['eksɪ'ʤi:sɪs] n
gen. Auslegung f; Bibelerklärung f; Exegese f
exegeses ['eksɪ'ʤi:si:z] n
gen. Exegesen f
exegesis pl.: exegeses n
relig. Bibelauslegung f
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exegeses ['eksɪ'ʤi:si:z] n
gen. plural from of exegesis
exegesis ['eksɪ'ʤi:sɪs] adj.
gen. an exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one (As with Deism and Materialism, the German Rationalism invaded the department of Biblical exegesis. • Historical scholarship bears exclusively on interpretive reading; when it is properly subordinated as a means, its end is exegesis; all of its techniques are of service to the grammatical art. But exegesis is not the end; nor is grammar the highest art. Exegesis is for the sake of a fair critical judgment, grammar for the sake of logic and rhetoric. wiktionary.org)
lit. An analysis or explanation, particularly of a portion of the Bible.