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Exegesis an explanation or interpretation and is often applied to biblical studies. | Exegesis an explanation or interpretation and is often applied to biblical studies. In Roman times, exegetes interpretered "charms, omens, dreams, sacred law and oral pronouncements” Cuddon,(315). A variorum edition (q.v), for example, contains a great deal of exegesis. Variorum can be defined as an edition or text of a work containing notes by various persons or variant readings of the text. | ||
Baldick | According to Baldick, exegesis "covers critical analysis", unpacking a text for explanation (294). | ||
An example of exegesis is when Christ takes a piece of bread and offers it to his disciples. The bread is symbolic, meaning Christ's crucifixion, in which his body will be broken on the cross. | |||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== |
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