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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.


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Suleiman A. Mourad1
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that the demise of the Muʿtazila does not necessarily mean that their tradition of Qur'anic exegesis died out; nor for that matter their theology and religious thought.
Abstract: Like all other Islamic sects and movements, the Muʿtazilīs were very attentive to the study of the Qur'an and many among their ranks authored books on Qur'anic exegesis. Unfortunately, the overwhelming majority of tafāsīr compiled by Muʿtazilīs are not extant and, for a long time, the vast majority of the scholarly community has been under the impression that the only surviving Muʿtazilī tafsīr was al-Zamakhsharī’s Kashshāf. However, two other major Muʿtazilī tafāsīr have come to light, and now we can begin to determine the contribution of the Muʿtazilī exegetical tradition to the field of tafsīr. This study will argue that the demise of the Muʿtazila does not necessarily mean that their tradition of Qur'anic exegesis died out; nor for that matter their theology and religious thought. To this end, it will examine two cases that demonstrate that the Muʿtazilī tradition of Qur'anic exegesis was, at least to some extent, absorbed into the mainstream exegetical traditions of Twelver Shīʿism and Sunnism. The f...

7 citations

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21 May 2003

7 citations

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Lejla Demiri1
01 Feb 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, Demiri makes Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī's extraordinary commentary on the Christian scriptures available for the first time in a scholarly edition and English translation, with a full introduction.
Abstract: In Muslim Exegesis of the Bible in Medieval Cairo, Lejla Demiri makes Najm al-Dīn al-Ṭūfī’s (d. 716/1316) extraordinary commentary on the Christian scriptures available for the first time in a scholarly edition and English translation, with a full introduction.

7 citations

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TL;DR: Biblical hermeneutics and New Testament exegesis have been based mostly on a rational approach and executed by means of cognitive methods Feminist exegetes, female and male, who have point as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Biblical hermeneutics and New Testament exegesis have been based mostly on a rational approach and executed by means of cognitive methods Feminist exegetes, female and male, who have point

7 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
20241
2023211
2022606
202127
202046
201963