noun /ɛksɪˈdʒiːsɪs,ɛksɪˈdʒisɪs/
An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
Accordingly Athanasius complains loudly of their exegesis (Ep. Æg. 3–4, cf. Orat. i. 8, 52), and insists (id. i. 54, cf. already de Decr. 14) on the primary necessity of always conscientiously studying the circumstances of time and place, the person addressed, the subject matter, and purpose of the writer, in order not to miss the true sense.
See Also: exegete, exegetical
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