eisegesis

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In contrast to homosexual attempts at eisegesis (2Pet. 3: 16) nowhere is same sex marriage evident or sanctioned, in principal or by precept.

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  1. A subjective method of interpretation by introducing one's own opinions into the original: opposed to exegesis.

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  • In contrast to homosexual attempts at eisegesis (2Pet. 3: 16) nowhere is same sex marriage evident or sanctioned, in principal or by precept. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • Scroggs, The New Testament and Homosexuality, p. 14 Though Scroggs himself will attempt to restrict the homosex of 1: 26,27 to a certain form of it, extreme attempts at "grammatical gymnastics" and eisegesis accompany him in seeking to change the condemnation of homosex to allowance. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • [208] Though Scroggs himself will attempt to restrict the homosex of 1: 26,27 to a certain form of it, extreme attempts at "grammatical gymnastics" and eisegesis accompany him in seeking to change the condemnation of homosex to allowance. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • No, you're just making this up out of thin air, because you believe it supports your ridiculous eisegesis. —  Stand Firm
  • [209] Though Scroggs himself will attempt to restrict the homosex of 1: 26,27 to a certain form of it, extreme attempts at "grammatical gymnastics" and eisegesis accompany him in seeking to change the condemnation of homosex to allowance. —  Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
 

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  1. Greek εἰσήγησ, σ1ις, from εἰσηγεῑσ, σ1θαι, lead into, from εις, into, + ἡγεῐσθαι, lead.
 

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