exegetic

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“People leave abruptly without any conversation, without gathering to delve into the issue: theologically, spiritually, exegetically and socially. We’re not having the conversation,” Dease said.

From Washington Post

There are songs, too, as in Brecht’s original text — exegetic tunes that the characters break into — set to new music by Sam Day Harmet, who performs here with Erica Mancini and Stephen LaRosa.

From New York Times

Attempts to make sense of the disjuncture and of what it may entail or suggest fill library shelves of exegetic prose.

From The New Yorker

You can sense his relief when he declares that the “main emphasis” of his book is “exegetic”.

From The Guardian

Ms. Clarke does enlist a few talking heads, but her heart obviously isn’t in it: the interviews are framed within cartoon television sets, as if to trivialize the whole exegetic process.

From New York Times