I‘d like to thank all the readers who have written letters helping me learn the meaning of “eisegesis.” My ignorance of the term, one wrote, is “probably just from hanging around in different crowds.” True! Here’s one helpful definition I received:
Eisegesis is reading into a text your own prior assumptions, which is traditionally contrasted with exegesis which is the proper, balanced, objective analysis of a text which is independent of prior assumptions and horizons (if that is possible). This is a standard distinction in biblical studies.
Another reader sends along this helpful link to Huckabee staffer Joe Carter’s blog.
