Exegesis
Definition of exegesis
Exegesis is the attempt to spell out an interpretation of a text, or to figure out what is the most accurate interpretation of a text.
The word is most commonly applied to the study of texts like the Bible or Aristotle's treatises. These texts use a lot of words and concepts that are not familiar to modern readers, and assume a lot of knowledge of their readers that few people possess today. Consequently, to understand them today, you need some help: someone to tell you the things the authors of those texts assumed of their readers, what the main controversies of the day were, etc.
The word exegesis comes from Greek roots meaning "to lead the way". Perhaps that's because such texts, to be understood, require a guide.
With Lenore's book, we don't have a guide, so we're just trying a lot of paths.
Last updated
