Lessons in Eisegesis
2008 February 14
From merriam-webster.com:
Eisegesis – the interpretation of a text (as of the Bible) by reading into it one’s own ideas
On that note, watch this video on YouTube.
(I tried to embed the video, but it messed up my template for some reason. I’ll have to check that out.)
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When I was in New Testament book Study with Dr C (before I dropped it) she had us practice eisegesis on a the passage in John when Philip and Nathanael meet Jesus. It was hilarious what people came up with.