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Exebegesis – A form of textual interpretation which produces results which are really, really scary.





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F.S., come here a minute--I have something for you.


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Okay, so maybe it was a biblical scholar in-joke. But I liked it!



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for the non-biblical scholars amongst us then:
exegesis - an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)
eisegesis - personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas
epexegesis - a full or additional explanation


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I liked it, too, Padre. Has a certain apocacalypso rhythm to it.


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If Ted reads this, we are all in BIG trouble.



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I think it's fairly safe to say that if you have constipation, he'll help you out by tearing y'all a new as... well, whatever.


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If Ted reads this, we are all in BIG trouble.
Yep--a thought that scares the beje...ebers out of me.

apocacalypso rhythm


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bejeebers, noun, colloquial, bee-JEE-burs.
wits, sensibility, composure.
e.g. The dog's tail brushed against my hand whilst I was watching a scary movie on TV and it scared the bejeebers out of me.

bejesus, noun, colloquial, bee-JEE-zuhs
wits, sensibility, composure.
e.g. The dog's tail brushed against my hand whislt I was watching a scary movie on TV and it scared the bejesus out of me.

heebie-jeebies, noun, colloquial, hee-bee-JEE-beez
nervousness, anxiety, the jitters, the willies
e.g. The scary movie gave me the heebie-jeebies, such that I was startled when the dog's tail touched my hand.





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On second thought, apocalypso has a better rhythm.


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