Understanding Exegesis and Interpretation

What should be avoided when interpreting a passage?

• Exegesis

• Hermeneutics

• Eisegesis

• Typology

Which guideline involves considering whether a text is history, fiction, or another genre?

• Author’s time and culture

• Genre

• Tradition

• Analogy of faith

What should be considered about the author when interpreting a passage?

• The author's time and culture

• The author's personal beliefs

• The author's financial status

• The author's family background

Which guideline involves understanding how a passage is interpreted in other Bible passages?

• Context of Tradition

• Context of the unity of all Scripture

• Analogy of faith

• Author’s way of speaking

What should be considered in the context of Tradition?

• How the passage is celebrated in church

• The author's personal life

• The historical accuracy of the passage

• The scientific evidence supporting the passage

Which guideline involves considering how truths fit together with all God has made known?

• Genre

• Author’s time and culture

• Analogy of faith

• Context of Tradition

Which resource is useful for understanding the context of Tradition?

• Cross references

• Context clues

• The Catechism

• Genres in the Bible handout

What is the purpose of exegesis?

• To impose personal opinions on a text

• To use scholarly strategies to understand a passage

• To ignore historical context

• To focus solely on literal interpretation

What does the anagogical interpretation lead us to?

• Understanding symbols

• Acting wrongfully

• Our end goal—Heaven

• Literal text meaning

What is the role of cross references in a book?

• To provide definitions

• To connect related passages

• To highlight important text

• To summarize chapters