please give me your definition on these 3 words.?

Question

Alright schollars, what do these 3 words mean Eisegesis, exegesis, and exposition ? I have an essay, for 150 words on each of these, and im haveing a terrible time finding a meaning, your CORRECT help would be a great help and a blessing

Answer 1

that is your assigned work do it yourself.
jtm

Answer 2

Eisegesis (from the Greek εἰσηγεῖσθαι; 'to lead in') is the process of interpretation of an existing text in such a way as to introduce one's own ideas. This is best understood when contrasted with exegesis. While exegesis draws out the meaning from the text, eisegesis occurs when a reader reads his/her interpretation into the text. As a result, exegesis tends to be objective when employed effectively while eisegesis is regarded as highly subjective. An individual who practices eisegesis is known as an eisegete, as someone who practices exegesis is known as an exegete. The term eisegete is often used in a mildly derogative fashion.

Exegesis (from the Greek ἐξηγεῖσθαι 'to lead out') involves an extensive and critical interpretation of a text, especially of a holy scripture, such as of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Qur'an, etc.


Exposition is a literary technique by which information is conveyed about events that have occurred prior to the beginning of a novel, play, movie or other work of fiction. This information can be presented through dialogue, description, news reports, flashback, or even directly through narrative. Because exposition generally does not advance plot and may impede present-time action, it is usually best kept in short and succinct form, though in some genres, such as the mystery, exposition is central to the story structure itself.

An early form of exposition known as the "prologue" was practiced in theatre, for example, Oedipus the King by the Greek dramatist Sophocles. Many of the plays of Shakespeare begin with a character coming forward and speaking the prologue to set the scene - Romeo and Juliet being one of the best-known examples. In Hamlet, he has the exposition performed by Bernardo, Marcellus and Horatio in the first scene, and by Hamlet's father's ghost in Act I, Scene IV.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisegesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition_(plot_device)

Answer 3

Eisegesis: is the interpretation of a text like the bible by reading into it and getting your own ideas of what the text is saying.

Exegesis is the synonym of eisegesis the meaning is an explanation or critical interpretation of a text.

Exposition: discourse or an example of it designed to convey information or explain what is difficult to understand. For example giving an interpretation of a passage out of the bible.

Answer 4

"Eisegesis is the approach to Bible interpretation where the interpreter tries to "force" the Bible to mean something that fits their existing belief or understanding of a particular issue or doctrine. People who interpret the Bible this way are usually not willing to let the Bible speak for itself and let the chips fall where they may. They set off with the up-front goal of trying to prove a point they already believe in, and everything they read and interpret is filtered through that paradigm. Stated another way, they engage in what the Bible refers to as "private interpretation". "(creationists.org)

"Exegesis (from the Greek ἐξηγεῖσθαι 'to lead out') involves an extensive and critical interpretation of a text, especially of a holy scripture, such as of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Qur'an, etc." (wikipedia.org)

"Exposition is a literary technique by which information is conveyed about events that have occurred prior to the beginning of a novel, play, movie or other work of fiction. This information can be presented through dialogue, description, news reports, flashback, or even directly through narrative. Because exposition generally does not advance plot and may impede present-time action, it is usually best kept in short and succinct form, though in some genres, such as the mystery, exposition is central to the story structure itself." (wikipedia.org)

hope this helps.

my dad went to seminary and had to know the definitions of these words also.

good luck with your essay.

Answer 5

if i'm not wrong, Eisegesis means " an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the interpreter's own ideas rather than the real meaning of the text. exegesis means "an interpretation or critical explanation of the Scriptures" exposition means "the act of exposing or explaining

Answer 6

I'll try-
eisegesis- putting something into the text that is not there
exegesis- taking out what is there
exposition-expounding , or talking about or explaining the text

Answer 7

Are you sure you spelled the words right?
That might be the reason you can't find them in a search anywhere.
Like that box at the top of the page that says 'web browser'
1. lazy
2. selfish
3. lame
I usually don't go out of my way to be rude.. but the whole idea of people jumping on here to have the world hold thier hand through the simplist of school assignments is silly.
Give me the thumbs down .. I earned it :)
(but you know I am right)

Answer 8

Eisogesis...reading your own interpretation into Scripture.
Exogesis...taking out of Scripture what It says.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis

Answer 9

Duh??? hello you are on the internet. If you are having a hard time finding the definition of a couple words, I'd be very worried about you not passing the class.

Answer 10

OOOOOOO I know all of these... but I can't say... or else you will not learn anything... DO you own homework... it's more beneficial... (If you upay me, I'll do it for ya =P)

Answer 11

From wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisegesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exegesis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exposition
These links should lead you to consise info on those topics.