What You’ve Heard in Church… vs. What the Text Really Means
Jeannine Brown
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14 October 2025
30 October 2025
What do exegesis and eisegesis mean in plain language?
What if the way we often read the Bible actually says more about us—our culture, our assumptions—than it does about God?
Have you ever quoted a Bible verse—on a coffee mug, in your Instagram bio, or to encourage a friend—only to later find out it doesn’t actually mean what you thought it meant?
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Dr. Jeannine Brown is The David Price Professor of Biblical and Theological Foundations at Bethel Seminary, where she has taught for 25 years. She focuses her research on the New Testament, hermeneutics, and integration. Her books include Scripture as Communication, Becoming Whole and Holy, Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels (editor), Matthew (2 commentaries), Relational Integration of Psychology and Christian Theology (co-authored), Gospels as Stories, Philippians and Embedded Genres in the New Testament. She is a member of the NIV translation committee. She is married to Tim, and they enjoy spending time with their two adult daughters, two sons-in-law, and four grandchildren.
Recommended reading from Dr. Jeannine Brown:
📘 Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics - https://books.google.com.ph/books/about/Scripture_as_Communication.html?id=25sHEAAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y
📘 Becoming Whole and Holy: An Integrative Conversation about Christian Formation - https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Whole-Holy-Integrative-Conversation/dp/0801039258
📘 Philippians (Two Horizons Commentary) - https://www.amazon.com/Philippians-Two-Horizons-Testament-Commentary/dp/0802825516
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