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exegete

American  
[ek-si-jeet] / ˈɛk sɪˌdʒit /
Also exegetist

noun

  1. a person skilled in exegesis.


exegete British  
/ ˌɛksɪˈdʒiːtɪst, ˈɛksɪˌdʒiːt, -ˈdʒɛt- /

noun

  1. a person who practises exegesis

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Etymology

Origin of exegete

1720–30; < Greek exēgētḗs guide, director, interpreter, equivalent to exēgē- ( see exegesis) + -tēs agent suffix

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New Testament Exegete Raymond Brown, probably the premier Catholic scriptural scholar in the U.S., is one of those who are deeply interested in the question of Jesus' virginal conception.

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