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What is exegesis and eisegesis?

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Exegesis: relies on original context to determine meaning

Eisegesis: uses things other than the original context of a passage to determine that passage's meaning.

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Exegesis is drawing out a text's meaning in accordance with the author's context and discoverable meaning. Eisegesis is when a reader imposes their interpretation of the text. Thus exegesis tends to be objective; and eisegesis, highly subjective.

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