Eisegesis definition
An interpretation, especially of Scripture, that reflects the personal ideas or viewpoint of the interpreter; reading something into a text that isn't there. Compare exegesis.
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Noun
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eisegesis
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eisegesesOrigin of eisegesis
- From Ancient Greek εἰς (eis, “into”) and English exegesis. Historically unrelated to the Ancient Greek εἰσήγησις (eisēgēsis, “proposing, advising”).
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