Dog Days of February

Nanook

Recent doggy posting:

• Annette: Our Girl Sassy, who loves the cat a little too much, at least as far as the cat’s concerned.
  
• Violet: Do Grand-Dogs Count? Of course they do. And you can spoil them and then send them home to their parents when they are naughty.
• Kim: Zeroing In for a close-up of Eve and Ivy.
  
• Also at Vizlocity: Photos of Aratzi, who is owned by Char Anderson, cuddled up and all tucked in.
  
• I posted on The Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race .
  
• The list of Dog Stories has grown. What are we missing?

I’m inviting you to participate in the Dog Days of February, too. If you post anything dog related during this month, send me the link by clicking on the Contact button in the sidebar and I’ll link back to your post in the next February dog days post. Short on ideas? Here are a few suggestions.

Unfortunate Cat Food Accident

I had a nasty run-in with a can of cat food first thing this morning and ended up getting a few stitches in my left index finger. I’m thankful that it was a simpler fix than it might have been.

 

If I can manage it, I’ll get the Dog Days of Feb. post up later. That should be easy enough if I make it mostly a cut-and-paste. If my mouse weren’t set up to use left handed, it’d be even easier.

 

The moral of the story: Never feed the cat when you are half asleep. Only a fool feeds the cat canned cat food. There are no morals when cats are involved.

Theological Term of the Week

 

eisegesis

The process of reading into a text of scripture a meaning that is not there. 

• From Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry, Dictionary of Theology, Eisegesis:

  An example would be in viewing 1 Cor. 8:5 which says, “For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,”(KJV). With this verse, Mormons, for example, bring their preconceived idea of the existence of many gods to this text and assert that it says there are many gods.  But that is not what it says. It says that there are many that are called gods. Being called a god doesn’t make it a god. Therefore, the text does not teach what the Mormons say and they are guilty of eisegesis; that is, reading into the text what it does not say.

Learn more

1. Reformation Theology: Exegesis v. Eisegesis
2. Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry: Biblical Interpretation
3. Bible Research: Bibliography of Biblical Interpretation.
   

Related term:

• exegesis

Filed under Scripture.

This theological term was suggested by Pam who blogs at a rustling of leaves …. Have you come across a theological term that you don’t understand and you’d like to see featured here as a Theological Term of the Week? If you email it to me, I’ll seriously consider using it, giving you credit for the suggestion and linking back to your blog when I do.

 

Click on the graphic to find a list of all the past Theological Terms of the Week in alphabetical order.