Theopedia

Eisegesis

Eisegesis is the act imposing meaning onto a text and is often described in terms of reading "into" the text rather than "out of" it. Therefore it is the opposite of Exegesis.

See also

  • Interpretation of the Bible
  • Exegetical fallacies

Interpretation of the Bible

  • Exegesis
  • Analogy of faith
  • Granville Sharp's rule
  • Anthropomorphism
  • Biblical typology