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eisegesis [\ahy-si-JEE-sis\] , noun;

1. An interpretation that expresses the interpreter's own ideas, bias, or the like, rather than the meaning of the text.

Quotes:

Attempts to see profound or subtle distinctions between kinds of belief in these two lines border upon eisegesis.

~Raymond Edward Brown, The Epistles of John

This is mere eisegesis, forcing one's own prejudices onto the text.

~Ed Christian, Joyful Noise

Origin:

Eisegesis enters English in the 1900s in reference to Biblical studies as the opposite of exegesis, "critical interpretation of a text, especially of the Bible."

Source: Dictionary dot com