Exegesis
Exegesis or Biblical exegesis is the study or
- explanation, interpretation
- from Greek exegeisthai for "explain, interpret"
- ex (from) + hegesithai (to lead, guide)
- so "drawing out"
- an exegete is one who interprets or explains scripture
(study) resources
- exegesis means "to explain" or "to interpret"
- its origin in the Greek exegeisthai more directly means "to draw out", which is a wonderful way to think about finding meaning in Scripture!
- here for sources that I use:
- BibleGateway
- collection of various English translations of the Bible with an excellent search function
- New American Bible online by the United States Conference of Bishops
- has useful footnotes and links connecting passages across the Old and New Testaments
- Catena Aurea by St. Thomas Aquinas
- verse-by-verse interpretation of the Gospels from early teachers
- collected by St. Thomas Aquinas
- NET Bible (defaults to Matthew 1)
- excellent tool for Greek and Hebrew word origins of English translations
- but finding the Books & Chapters is a little awkward, but it works once you get the hang of it
- has "Notes" by Dr. Thomas Constable, with useful interpretations (Constable is a protestant minister so will not provide Catholic interpretations)
- excellent tool for Greek and Hebrew word origins of English translations
- BibleGateway