Eisegetical


[ahy-si-jee-sis] /ˌaɪ sɪˈdʒi sɪs/

noun, plural eisegeses
[ahy-si-jee-seez] /ˌaɪ sɪˈdʒi siz/ (Show IPA)
1.
an interpretation, especially of Scripture, that expresses the interpreter’s own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.
/ˌaɪsəˈdʒiːsɪs/
noun (pl) -ses (-siːz)
1.
the interpretation of a text, esp a biblical text, using one’s own ideas Compare exegesis
n.

the reading of one’s own ideas into scripture, 1878, from Greek eis “in, into” + ending from exegesis.

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