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.

Die Spaltung des Mondes in der modernen Koranexegese und im Internet

Abstract: is article explores the scope of interpretation in the contemporary exegesis of the Qurʾān and the underlying trends in modern Islam that influence this exegesis. It focuses on one Qurʾānic verse—Q 54:1—and investigates the differences and similarities between the contemporary exegesis of this verse and the classical exegetical tradition as well as the possible influence of an author’s regional, professional and confessional background on his interpretation. In classical exegesis, Q 54:1 (iqtarabati l-sāʿatu wa-nshaqqa l-qamaru) is mostly interpreted as referring to the splitting of the moon, a miracle allegedly granted to Muḥammad, but usually the classical exegetes also discuss the—equally possible—eschatological and metaphorical readings of the verse. In contrast, modern exegetes mostly confine themselves to discussing only one interpretation, but they differ radically in their conclusions and thus add a number of new—and sometimes rather bizarre—interpretations to those known from the classical tradition. While some exegetes try to minimize the miraculous aspect of the verse and offer alternative readings—historical, eschatological, metaphorical, or symbolical—others explicitly defend a miraculous reading of the text and try to adduce new arguments for this interpretation. e article draws attention to regional and confessional differences in the interpretation and shows the importance of non-scholarly exegetes and the Internet in assessing how verses from the Qurʾān are understood by Muslims today.

Biographie d'une enquête. À propos d'un livre sur les modes d'existence

Abstract: "The French publication of An Inquiry into Modes of Existence, may be somewhat contextualized by retracing the successive steps that led to such a strange anthropology of the Moderns that started a quarter of a century ago. The paper goes through the various stages which began with the biblical exegesis before attempting an ""exegesis"" of science and technology, before leading, step by step to the present inquiry."

Commentary Culture in the Land of Israel from an Alexandrian Perspective

Abstract: This article investigates the development of commentary culture in the Land of Israel from an Alexandrian perspective. While both the rabbis and the exegetes at Qumran developed forms of systematic commentary, they differ in important respects. I argue that there are significant similarities between rabbinic exegesis and the commentary culture of Alexandria, both Homeric and biblical, while Qumranic exegesis can be characterized as prophetic. The Alexandrians and the rabbis explained their canonical text from within itself and appreciated it as a literary work. This implies that a human author with a distinct style is assumed and that problems of contradictions as well as verisimilitude are explicitly addressed. The particular form of rabbinic exegesis, which is novel in the Land of Israel, thus seems to have resulted from a lively engagement with Hellenistic culture. In Qumran, on the other hand, prophetic forms of commentary were prevalent. The exegete does not inquire into the biblical text from within itself, but assumes prophetic authority, which enables him to reveal the “secrets” of the text and gain direct access to God’s wisdom. Biblical lemmata are directly applied to contemporary events, while textual problems or literary questions are not explicitly addressed.