Apologetics 1 - Exegesis versus Eisegesis
These are two terms derived from the Greek language to help define the manner of study of textual material.
The first term is exegesis. Exegesis means that a person takes out meaning from what the text is saying in order to understand the intent of the writing.
The second term is eisegesis. Eisegesis means that a person tries to put into the text preconceived notions that come from outside and conflict or disagree with what the author of the text is saying.
We do not need to make any known or uneducated attempt to commit eisegesis in any way while studying the Genesis 1-11 accounts. We need to be interested in exegesis – that is, taking what Genesis says historically and factually in the manner that Moses compiled and wrote through the God Breathed Instruction of The Holy Spirit. Genesis is written in a simple, plain and straightforward manner that is easy to understand.
The use of eisegesis while reading God's Word is warned against by the following verses:
Proverbs 30:5-6 English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Exegesis Versus Eisegesis Defined from Wikipedia
Definition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One who practices exegesis is called an exegete (from Greek). The plural of exegesis is exegeses. Adjectives are exegetic or exegetical (e.g., exegetical commentaries). In biblical exegesis, the opposite of exegesis (to draw out) is eisegesis (to draw in), in the sense of an eisegetic commentator "importing" or "drawing in" his or her own purely subjective interpretations into the text, unsupported by the text itself. Eisegesis is often used as a derogatory term.
The first term is exegesis. Exegesis means that a person takes out meaning from what the text is saying in order to understand the intent of the writing.
The second term is eisegesis. Eisegesis means that a person tries to put into the text preconceived notions that come from outside and conflict or disagree with what the author of the text is saying.
We do not need to make any known or uneducated attempt to commit eisegesis in any way while studying the Genesis 1-11 accounts. We need to be interested in exegesis – that is, taking what Genesis says historically and factually in the manner that Moses compiled and wrote through the God Breathed Instruction of The Holy Spirit. Genesis is written in a simple, plain and straightforward manner that is easy to understand.
The use of eisegesis while reading God's Word is warned against by the following verses:
Proverbs 30:5-6 English Standard Version (ESV)
5 Every word of God proves true;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Do not add to his words,
lest he rebuke you and you be found a liar.
Exegesis Versus Eisegesis Defined from Wikipedia
Definition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One who practices exegesis is called an exegete (from Greek). The plural of exegesis is exegeses. Adjectives are exegetic or exegetical (e.g., exegetical commentaries). In biblical exegesis, the opposite of exegesis (to draw out) is eisegesis (to draw in), in the sense of an eisegetic commentator "importing" or "drawing in" his or her own purely subjective interpretations into the text, unsupported by the text itself. Eisegesis is often used as a derogatory term.