There are many mistakes about exegesis. One of the commonest is to substitute eisegesis for exegesis. One's own opinion of the meaning of a text is not exegesis. Most scholars agree about the importance of determining the intention of the original penman as a basis for exegesis, but beyond this they do not agree. Some …
Month: August 2015
Metaphors and exegesis
Biblical exegesis is a wonderful God-given skill. It enables the exegete to draw out of Scripture the meaning intended by the Holy Spirit, as opposed to imposing on Scripture a meaning that the reader has already determined (eisegesis is reading into Scripture one's own prejudices). There are many principles for exegesis, but one of them …
Copyrighting our language
Language barriers and language battles are very real features of modern society. Now Google is taking over our alphabet. The world famous search engine company is rebranding itself as Alphabet. Can Alphabet be seriously trademarked? Will others be allowed to use the same name? Walt Disney once tried to get Dr Donald Duck, a Scottish …
Donald's Thoughts 