exegetical

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Eager fans have analyzed that 30-second teaser clip with the exegetical rigor typically reserved for ancient hieroglyphs.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2021

She spent much of 2011 enacting Biblical verses word-for-word, which led her on several humorous exegetical adventures.

From The New Yorker • May 6, 2019

But dirt for art’s sake, dirt put to exegetical purpose, is precious – far more precious than good taste.

From The Guardian • Oct. 23, 2015

But does Genius, having identified in us a real exegetical desire, deliver on its promise?

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2015

He quoted Scripture to them; he argued with them, after their own fashion, and down to their own comprehension, text by text; he pitted his own critical and exegetical faculty against the Apostle's.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant