<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
    xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
    xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
    xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom">
    <channel>
        <title>Exegesis — Christian Debate</title>
        <link>https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/</link>
        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
        <language>en</language>
            <description>Exegesis — Christian Debate</description>
    <atom:link href="https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/discussions/tagged/exegesis/feed.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/>
    <item>
        <title>The Literal Principle       -vs-      a &quot;literalistic&quot; Interpretation</title>
        <link>https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/discussion/706/the-literal-principle-vs-a-literalistic-interpretation</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 02:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Biblical Studies</category>
        <dc:creator>C Mc</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">706@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<p>The "literalistic" Interpretation of the Bible has led many down distort it teachings and caused many to go astray. On the other hand, <strong>interpreting the Scriptures literally</strong> means we must understand <strong>the Bible in its plain, obvious, and normal sense. </strong>We must avoid the traps to allegorize or spiritualize it away in order to find some hidden, mystical, deeper, or secret meaning. The "Literalistic" Interpretation of Scripture leaves too much of the meat (truth) and understanding on the floor of the exegete, as scrap, and God is misunderstood. This behavior, sometimes, make it necessary for one to "<strong><em>exegete the exegete</em></strong>".</p><p>Some of the most bizarre interpretations of Scripture come because the interpreter is simply <strong>reading into the Scriptures</strong> (eisegesis) what they want to see or what they subjectively believe to be true, rather than trying to understand what the writer on behalf of <strong>God is actually trying to say</strong> (exegesis).</p><p>What are the true <strong>characteristics of the literal principles</strong> of biblical interpretation when applied to a passage of Scripture? CM</p>]]>
        </description>
    </item>
    <item>
        <title>The right to disagree with the translations</title>
        <link>https://christiandiscourse.net/index.php?p=/discussion/51/the-right-to-disagree-with-the-translations</link>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 11:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
        <category>Biblical Studies</category>
        <dc:creator>Mitchell</dc:creator>
        <guid isPermaLink="false">51@/index.php?p=/discussions</guid>
        <description><![CDATA[<blockquote><div>
  <p>What right have you to disagree with the translations produced by "experts"? You have every right! Consider the facts: All the modern translations(and all the ancient ones for that matter) have been produced either by committees working against time deadlines or by individuals who can't possibly know the whole Bible so well in the original that they produce flawless renderings at every point. ... (page 40)</p>
  
  <p>Moreover, in the modern business of Bible publishing, the more "different" a translation is the more risk there is that it won't sell. Thus there is a pressure on translators, committees, publishers, etc., to keep renderings conservative in meaning in meaning., even though, happily, usually update in idiomatic language. Finally, most people hate to go out on a limb with a translation in print. Many translations problems are matters of ambiguity: There is more than one way to construe the original. But space limitations do not permit translators to offer an explanation every time they might wish to render something from the original in a truly new way. So they almost always err on the side of caution. As a result, all modern translation tend, albeit with perfectly good intentions, to be overly "safe" and traditional. In the working of a translation committee, the lone genius is usually outvoted by the cautious majority. every so often you might actually produce a better translation than others because you can invest much more time exegeting you passage than the individuals or committees were able to because of the speed at which they were required to work. (page 41)</p>
</div></blockquote>

<p>Stuart, Douglas. Old Testament Exegesis page 40 &amp; 41. Westminster John Knox Press. LOUISVILLE   WJK  LONDON &amp; LEIDEN.</p>
]]>
        </description>
    </item>
   </channel>
</rss>
