Each chapter of this grammar will begin by connecting what you will learn in the chapter to your overall goal of becoming a skilled Bible interpreter. Exegesis comes from a Greek word (ἐξήγησις) which essentially means to lead or draw out. This word was used metaphorically in biblical times to refer to the “drawing out” of meaning from a sacred text. Hence, the word referred to the act of interpreting a text. We might use interpretation and exegesis interchangeably, but there is a slight
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