exegete

As an exegete he exercised a powerful, and on the whole a beneficial, influence on theological investigation.

As long as he remained in Spain he was only known as a clever mathematician and astronomer, not as an exegete.

Solomon ben Isaac, called Rashi, the great exegete, was looked up to as an authority by others beside his brethren in faith.

As an exegete and biblical critic no less than as a grammarian he has left his abiding mark.

He is ardently supported by Knenen, the exegete, his colleague at Leyden; and by Rauenhoff, the ecclesiastical historian.