eisegesis
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- noun
- /ˌaɪsɪˈdʒiːsɪs/
- Formal
- If you tried exegesis instead of being erroneously bound into eisegesis, and thus investigated the cultural background of people of those times and places, you would find an excellent correlation between what is said and quite a few primitive superstitions and cosmologies.
Examples
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One waits for the words to reveal a point of entry, a blaze on a tree, which one hopes will lead to exegesis, not eisegesis.
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The popular doctrine of the social construction of reality represents a systematic embrace of eisegesis as a method.
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"In other words, we construct the world and the books in it according to the methods we use to interpret them—a new regime of eisegesis.
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In the nineteenth century, the word exegesis, designating scriptural interpretation, called forth its evident and logical opposite, eisegesis.
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This is not "hermeneutics" (fancy word for making a fool of yourself), but "eisegesis" (putting a meaning into a text rather than situating yourself into the author's cultural and whatever else background: exegesis).
Blog text (32) -
Many critics believe that the author's interpretation of the text was pure eisegesis, reflecting her personal beliefs rather than its actual meaning.
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In her analysis, she misapplied eisegesis by injecting her own opinions into the scripture instead of considering the historical context.
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His approach to the ancient text was criticized for being based on eisegesis, as he assumed meanings that were not intended by the original author.
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Etymology
Eisegesis comes from Greek parts eis- meaning 'into' and -gesis meaning 'to lead'. So eisegesis is like 'leading ideas into' a text, which is why it means putting your own ideas into a passage instead of finding the author's original meaning.