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Exegesis attempts to determine the intended meaning of a given text, attending to literary form, lexical meaning, textual variants, and historical and cultural context. Biblical theology is a type of hermeneutics, a theological interpretation of the Bible as a whole that considers key themes and ideas within their canonical context. The biblical theologian builds on exegesis, offering a first-order reflection on the information contained through exegesis by considering canonical narrative, intertextuality, and significance within the context of Christian community. Therefore, biblical theology moves beyond the intended meaning of a given passage, but still develops scripturally informed theological insights.