Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun That department of theological study which treats of the books forming the canon of Scripture, individually and collectively, their authorship, the date and place of their composition, their contents, style, inspiration, and any particular questions connected with them. Also called
Biblical introduction .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Theol.) That part of theological science directly preliminary to actual exegesis, or interpretation of the Scriptures.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun theology That part of
theological science directlypreliminary to actualexegesis , orinterpretation ofScripture .
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It's one of the paradoxes of isagogics -- "Maytera Mint looked to Remora for permission to speak on learned and holy topics, and received it.
Exodus From The Long Sun Wolfe, Gene 1996
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