Grammatical-Historical Exegesis
Definition
A more rational approach whose exegetes expounded the literal and historical meaning of the sacred text, put little store by allegory, and in dogmatics stressed the divine, sacral side of Scripture by explaining its relationship with human nature.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Antiochian Exegesis Literal-Historical Method
Biblical References
- Romans 13:13 — *Let us live decently as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in discord and jealousy. *
- Genesis 1:1-31 — In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was without shape and empty, and darkness was over the surface of the watery deep, but the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the water. …
- Psalms (36 psalms commented on by Chrysostom; also by Cyril and Theodoret) — For the music director, an oracle, written by the Lord’s servant David. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God, for he is too proud to recognize and give up his sin. The words he speaks are sinful…