Exegesis refers to the careful explanation or interpretation of a text, particularly a religious or scholarly one. It involves examining and explaining the meaning and significance of the words and ideas within the text. Full definition
In the biblical exegesis of the early Church the method had a real value. (religion-online.org)
This approach, which is associated with Karl Barth, Jacques Ellul, and Wilhelm Vischer, among others, and which also has certain affinities with the confessional stances of Gerhard van Rad and Brevard Childs, seeks to supplement the historical - critical method by theological exegesis in which the innermost intentions of the author are related to the center and culmination of sacred history mirrored in the Bible, namely, the advent of Jesus Christ. (religion-online.org)
The preacher who is doing his reading these days has been encouraged by the fact that there are a number of recent attempts «to find a new way through from exegesis to the sermon».1 That these efforts among biblical scholars, systematic theologians, and practical theologians are taking place has several clear implications. (religion-online.org)