Exegesis

About: Exegesis is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 3017 publications have been published within this topic receiving 25212 citations. The topic is also known as: Bible interpretation.

Chosen of All Women: Mary and Fatima in Qur'anic Exegesis

Abstract: Analyse des affinites entre Marie, mere de Jesus, et Fatima, fille du Prophete, dans l'exegese traditionnelle et celle plus populaire de Majlisi (Gata'al-Ulyun).

Le jubile biblique: Lv 25 - exegese et theologie

Abstract: This line to line commentary of Lev. 25 endeavors to clarify a number of issues usually debated in the exegesis of this chapter - such points as the meaning of some rare (or in this context unusual) phrases, the question of the sabbatical character of the jubilee, the interpretation of certain juridical dispositions (especially the ge'ullâ), the relationship with similar laws in the Pentateuch or the problem of the literary unity of Lev. 25. It appears that the liturgical institution of the jubilee strives to bring into fact, by juridical dispositions, the theological principles formulated in motivation clauses. Centred on the land, the coherence between the liturgical institution, the juridical dispositions and the theological foundations thus clearly stands out. As a memorial of creation and redemption, the jubilee bears in itself the two meanings of the Sabbath - the one given in the book of Exodus and the other in Deuteronomy. The most favourable historical context to place this law seems to be the Persia period. Even though one cannot deny the law's emphasis on willpower, it would be going too far to consider it pure utopia. Its reforming aim, which can easily be perceived in the casuistic dispositions, sets it apart from other exceptional measures known in the history of the Ancient Near East.

Early Jewish Hermeneutics and Hebrews 1:5-13: The Impact of Early Jewish Exegesis on the Interpretation of a Significant New Testament Passage

Abstract: Early Jewish Hermeneutics and Hebrews 1:5-13: The Impact of Early Jewish Exegesis on the Interpretation of a Significant New Testament Passage, by Herbert W. Bateman. American University Studies; Series 7-Theology and Religion 193. New York: Peter Lang,1997. Pp, xiv + 438. $61.95. This is a revised Dallas Theological Seminary Ph.D. dissertation whose author is currently Associate Professor of New Testament Studies at Grace Theological Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana. It seeks to contribute to a better understanding of the Scripture quotations in Hebrews 1 by viewing them in the light of selected Qumran documents and the seven exegetical rules attributed to Hillel. Bateman argues that those rules evolved over a long period of Jewish scriptural interpretation and that they were used at Qumran and by the author of Hebrews. Or, as he puts the matter cautiously at the end of his study (p. 245), "shadows" of Hillel's rules may be found in texts such as 4Q Florilegium and Heb 1:5-13. Approximately the first hundred pages of the book are devoted to discussion of Hillel's rules and Qumran data. Bateman's endnotes cite a wide range of scholarly literature, and he often emphasizes disagreements among experts regarding ancient Jewish hermeneutics and the meaning of terms such as "midrash." He clearly defines his own views on controverted matters (sometimes, however, without arguing for them in detail). He differentiates and describes three types of biblical interpretation at Qumran: targum (illustrated by llQtgJob), midrash (illustrated by 4Q Florilegium), and pesher (illustrated by 1QpHabakkuk). Each type involves both a literary genre and a distinctive process of interpretation. Bateman argues that all three types as attested at Qumran interpret Hebrew Bible texts objectively and with respect for original context and meaning, and all three employ Hillel's exegetical rules. At the same time, Qumran exegetes typically "recontextualize" scriptural passages, often explaining them in relation to eschatology, messianic concepts, and the Qumranites' understanding of themselves as God's chosen community. When, in part 2, Bateman turns to a discussion of Heb 1:5-13, he begins by comparing each of the passage's quotations with the corresponding Septuagint and Hebrew texts; like most other scholars, he concludes that the epistle's author essentially relied on the Septuagint but introduced some modifications to express his own convictions. In his sixth chapter Bateman discusses each of the biblical passages cited in Hebrews 1 in relation to both its original meaning and its interpretation in the Dead Sea Scrolls and some other intertestamental literature. …

Studies in Matthew's Gospel: Literary Design, Intertextuality, and Social Setting

Abstract: These Studies in Matthew's Gospel by Wim J.C. Weren are the result of scholarly work carried out using recent methods in Biblical exegesis such as structural analysis, text semantics and intertextuality. Part One presents a new proposal regarding the macrostructure of Matthew's Gospel and discusses meanings of textual units from this Gospel on the basis of synchronic research. In Part Two, intertextual theories are described and practical tools are developed that enable us to identify various types of relations between texts from Matthew's Gospel and co-generic or co-thematic textual units from the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint and early Jewish and early Christian writings. Part Three answers the question to what extent the ways in which the disciples are portrayed in Matthew is related to 'real' groups in the Matthean communities. The three successive steps are deliberately chosen and are in a complementary relationship to each other.

The Power of the Christian: Discerning an Improvisatory Ethic of Power from the Gospel of Mark

Abstract: The presence of power, operating in both obvious and subtle ways in public life, necessitates the development of a Christian ethic of power with which to guide the church and her members in all relational discourse—both with those inside and outside of Christian communities. The core question to be considered in this study is: how are Christians to hold and exercise power? In order to gain an understanding of Jesus’ own conception and use of power, this study focuses on a narrative analysis of the Gospel of Mark, emphasizing the pericope of 10:42-45. Here we find the self-subordinating, atoning action of Jesus in the cross as the primary Scriptural image of a Christian’s own expression of power. In order to address the process of forming a normative ethic from our exegesis, this survey will make use of a critical integration of the ethical methodologies of Richard Hays and Samuel Wells, making use of the narrative’s own imagery of Servant, Sacrifice, Shalom as the Bible’s own formational pattern for Christian ethical formation.