Reconstruction of Islamic Economic Theory: From Revelation to Methodology by Bayu Taufiq Possumah, Abdul Ghafar Ismail

“…This study reveals the original axiomatic foundations of the Islamic systemwith defined characteristics and features asthe source of Qur’anomic or economic theory.Moreover, amethodology is proposed to reconstructthe Islamic economic theory in four phas- esincluding; the classification of Al Quran verses pertinent to economic affairs, exegesis-based understanding of theories, chronology, andmicro-macro socio-economic context.The novelty ofthisstudy isthe combination ofthe science of exegesis and economics.The findings of thisstudy are expected to differentiate pure Islamic economics studiesfrom those influenced by secular economic thinking.…”
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The word that moves by H. Welzen

“… This essay investigates the role of the Bible in spirituality by looking at the relationship between academic exegesis and spiritual reading, mysticism and language, Bible reading as an event in the relationship between God and human beings and liturgy as a mystagogical process. …”
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A critical analysis of Purnomo and colleagues’ interpretation in Matthew 6:9–13 by Harman Z. Laia, Sri Binar

“…A comprehensive review of literature and exegesis was conducted to analyse the grammatical, linguistic, methodological and theological aspects of the text. …”
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OmoiwsiV Qew PROBLEMOS RABINISTINIAME IRHELENISTINIAME JUDAIZME by Kristina Gudelytė

“…Both Greeks and Jews have their parallel moments in historical sources, but monotheistic conception was the point of departure for development in two different ways. Philo's exegesis could be described as the culmination of syncretism tendency, in which the ideas of Hellenistic Judaism took root and spread. …”
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Interview with Professor Philippe Denis by Helené van Tonder

“…In the 1970s and 1980s, his research focused on the history of the Reformation in Germany, France and The Netherlands, and specifically on issues of confessional development, biblical exegesis, and cultural representations. Over the past two decades, his research focused primarily on the history of indigenous Christianity in southern Africa, along with an interest in oral history. …”
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Eksegese is 'n spel (sonder reëls?) by W. S. Prinsloo

“… In his article "Eksegese is 'n spel" (Exegesis is a game), JH le Roux draws a caricature of the text immanent approach, is guilty of generalizations and employs an obsolete idea of the text immanent approach. …”
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Donne straniere nel libro di Rut e nell’inizio del libro dei Proverbi (capp. 1–9) by Donatella Scaiola

“…In spite of the still-open extensive debate on the identification of the female figure described in Prov 1–9, it seems fairly certain that both texts can be ascribed to the post-exilic period and thus fall within the issue of mixed marriages, which can be read at various levels: religious, identity, economic, also thanks to the elaboration of an extensive exegesis of the biblical texts. …”
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Similibus simile cognoscitur. O pensamento analógico medieval by Hilário Franco Júnior

“…This is exemplified in the present article by the frequent use that the Middle Age made of analogies in mathematics, cartography, medicine, theology, biblical exegesis, liturgy, etymology, and literature, among other fields of human activity.…”
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'n Struktureel-historiese eksegese van Habakuk 1:2-2:4 by SD Snyman

“… In this article Hab 1:2-2:4 is subjected to a structural-historical exegesis. This means that both the text intern aspects (demarcation of the pericope, text critical matters and a structural analysis) and the text extern aspects (Gattung, Sitz im Leben, tradition material and redaction critical matters) are investigated. …”
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Sacred texts and mystic meaning: an inquiry into Christian spirituality and the interpretive use of the Bible by F. England

“… This article endeavours merely to highlight four areas in the increasingly fertile and enriching field of Christian Spirituality which may demand some further scrutiny by scholars: (i) the observation of the ‘open’ and ‘live’ quality of classic sacred texts; (ii) the attention owed to the informing worldviews of both authors and readers; (iii) the specific use of language and modes of exegesis employed in the Christian spiritual quest, and (iv) the issue of the highly personal and narrative nature of Christian spirituality and how it may be monitored. …”
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'n Eksegetiese ondersoek na die teologiese inhoud van Sefanja 1:7-13 by SD Snyman

“…To answer this question an exegesis of this pericope is offered focusing on the text-internal (demarcation of the text, text critical problems and structure) and text-external (Gattung, Sitz im Leben, tradition material, redactional issues) features of the text. …”
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If Jeremiah wrote it, it must be OK: on the attribution of lamentations to Jeremiah in early rabbinic texts by J. Kalman

“…Using Jorge Gracia’s discussion of the “pseudo-historical author,” the influence of the rabbinic assumption of Jeremiah’s authorship of Lamentations on their exegesis of the book is explored. The rabbis were troubled by a number of theologically challenging verses and the claim of authorship opened the door to their use of the book of Jeremiah to explain away these difficulties. …”
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Kom ons skryf 'n Psalm! by S. D. Snyman

“… This article is a report on an exercise in Psalm writing performed by theological students in a course on the introduction, exegesis and theology of the Psalms. What was interesting and surprising was that, without a thorough knowledge of the literary genres used in the canonical Psalms, the students made use of genres like the individual lament, wisdom and psalms of trust. …”
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Sangue de Lua: reflexôes sobre espíritos e eclipses by Carlos Fausto

“…Taking this ethnographic and cinematographic experience as his starting point, the author reflects on the meaning of the eclipse for the Kuikuro, focusing on the explicit cosmological knowledge conveyed by them, on the nature of their adherence to a belief system, and on some mytho-ritual themes that, lacking a native exegesis, can only be understood through a comparative perspective.…”
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Images of person in an Amerindian society. An ethnographic account of Kuna woodcarving by Paolo Fortis

“…By analysing the making of wooden anthropomorphic figures and the Kuna exegesis of it, along with some comparative examples from other Amerindian societies, this article argues for an understanding of the sculptural representation of the human figure as an instantiation of alterity. …”
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Houses, Objects and Architects. Architectural Drawing in Children’s Literature by Alessandro Luigini

“…The historical-critical investigation has its scope of observation the strict contemporaneity and aims to organize taxonomically the works collected and observed, proposing a textual analysis (in a graphic sense) of categories identified through the description and exegesis of some emblematic cases. …”
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The art of failure in translating a Navajo poem by Anthony K. Webster

“…I then engage in a creative transposition, or more precisely a failure, of the poem, and engage in a bit of exegesis and philology about the poem. The goal is to bring a concern with voice into dialogue with a concern with theorizations of translation. …”
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The reception of the Deuteronomic social law in the primitive church of Jerusalem according to the Book of Acts by A. Friedl

“…Since New Testament exegesis has, to a large extent, neglected the role of this book of the Torah in understanding the Primitive Church, this study investigates the reception of Deuteronomy’s social law in Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-35, and 6:1-7, in terms of its theological or ecclesiological importance. …”
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Remarques sur les fonctions érudites et méditatives de l’eschatologie dans le haut Moyen Âge ibérique by Gaelle Bosseman

“…Object of knowledge as much as of belief, eschatology is mainly approached by medieval scholars through the exegesis of prophecies ; the study furthermore endeavors to restore the spiritual and meditative dimension in which the texts on the end of times were read and studied.…”
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Origin and originality of John Calvin's 'Harmony of the Law', the expository project on Exodus-Deuteronomy (1559-1563) by E. A. de Boer

“…Calvin’s approach is highly original in the history of exegesis. The text of the congrégation points to Calvin’s reading of the commentary of the Lutheran Martin Borrhaus and, possibly, of Johannes Brenz’ commentary on Exodus. …”
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