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| New Testament Exegesis |
Eisegesis is a poor Bible study technique, where people read into the Bible things that it does not say. It is dishonest interpretation or at best self-deception. One of the worst examples of this is the abuse of Matthew 16:13-20 to support the claim that Peter was the first pope. All Christian churches have weaknesses and this is just one of many. In order to be honest with the text we just need to ask ourselves some blunt questions. What does the text not say? What does it actually say? What are some of the opinions of experts? Notice what the text does not say. It says nothing like Peter would become first pope with an exclusive line of human authority which would also be the rock and carry the keys. That idea came along hundreds of years later.
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