As such, form critics attempt to separate the kernel of inspired truth from the husk that contains it, doing so through various exegetical methods.
The exegetical methods of the school followed the tradition of Antioch: strictly literal, controlled by pure grammatical-historical analysis.
In the carefully worded postscript, Behr provides further attention to modern theology's paradigmatic shift away from the exegetical methods from which early Christian doctrine was originally elaborated.
Modern Jewish denominations differ over the validity of applying modern historical-critical exegetical methods to Scripture.
In his exegetical methods he synthesized between the rational Theodore and mystical writers like Evagrius.
Many different exegetical methods are employed to derive deeper meaning from a text.
Primasius followed this exegetical method very closely, but differed from Ticonius on the greater message of the text.
Closely related are the exegetical methods by which Scripture is explained according to its "spiritual senses" (de Lubac 1984a).
Peshat is part of a group of exegetical methods known together as Pardes.
Based on the definitions provided by Talmud, it may be inferred that Peshat is solely a literal exegetical method.