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  • That is another problem with the 'protestant' approach: 'sola scriptura' taken without any reference to an oral tradition of exigesis, which is in fact older than the written word, will inevitably go off track.

    Landmark Address on the Responsibilities of Universities Freedom has a purpose 2009

  • Hey, you're the one who just posted an exigesis on nothing.

    Vlog? Ann Althouse 2007

  • Giroux - unlike the reviewer in the Amazon link just cited - concentrates on the discussion of Shakespeare's Catholicism and an exigesis of his very difficult poem, "The Phoenix and the Turtle".

    11/01/2003 - 12/01/2003 John 2003

  • If you are bogged down reading downer-bloggers that have nothing better to do than perform exigesis on every utterance that Obama makes, you could do yourself a favor by getting out among the people.

    Booman Tribune 2009

  • Does one focus on the abysmal ignorance of the electorate, or you all trying to do critical exigesis on the dog and pony show?

    BlueOregon 2009

  • Does one focus on the abysmal ignorance of the electorate, or you all trying to do critical exigesis on the dog and pony show?

    BlueOregon 2009

  • Does one focus on the abysmal ignorance of the electorate, or you all trying to do critical exigesis on the dog and pony show?

    BlueOregon 2009

  • I’ll spare you the exigesis on Act 3 and instead encourage you to buy the album and listen for yourself.

    Michael Hogan: Lou Reed's Berlin, the Movie: Michael Hogan Hogan, Michael 2008

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