exegetical
Concerning scriptural interpretation
Exegetical means relating to exegesis—the careful, systematic interpretation of a text, especially scripture.
Exegetical analysis examines a passage's language, context, and historical background to uncover meaning: Her exegetical approach to Paul's letters revealed nuances lost in casual reading.
The term belongs primarily to biblical scholarship and religious studies.
Study of interpretation methods
- midrashJewish biblical commentary
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- theologicalOf divine study
- scriptureSacred religious writings
patristic · rabbinical · typology · homiletics · canon · doctrine · apologetics · pseudepigrapha
Assigned meaning
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
- explanationStatement making something clear
explication · annotation · gloss · paraphrase · clarification · reading · meaning · unpacking
Relating to education or theory
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
- peer-reviewedEvaluated by field experts
footnotes · bibliography · commentary · professorial · colloquium · seminar · symposium · didactic
Methodical study of parts
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
- comparativeInvolving measured contrast
structural · philological · syntactical · grammatical · lexical · semantic · historical-critical · redaction
hermeneutics
Study of interpretation methods
- midrashJewish biblical commentary
- biblicalOf sacred texts
- theologicalOf divine study
scripture · patristic · rabbinical · typology · homiletics · canon · doctrine · apologetics · pseudepigrapha · prophetic
interpretation
Assigned meaning
- expositionSystematic explanatory presentation
- commentaryExplanatory remarks on events
- elucidationAct of explaining clearly
explanation · explication · annotation · gloss · paraphrase · clarification · reading · meaning · unpacking · decoding
academic
Relating to education or theory
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
peer-reviewed · footnotes · bibliography · commentary · professorial · colloquium · seminar · symposium · didactic · pedagogical
analysis
Methodical study of parts
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
- methodicalOrganized and deliberate
comparative · structural · philological · syntactical · grammatical · lexical · semantic · historical-critical · redaction · rhetorical
exegeticalsubjective
Based on personal perspective
reading into · projective · projectionist · tendentious · anachronistic
exegeticalobscurantist
One opposing spread of knowledge
confusing · obfuscating · mystifying · unclear · impenetrable
exegeticalliteralistic
Adhering to exact wording
uncritical · unanalytical · superficial · surface-level · face-value