The Judaizing Calvin

Author : G. Sujin Pak
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195371925

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By exploring how Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, and John Calvin interpreted a set of eight messianic psalms (Psalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 72, 110, 188), Sujin Pak elucidates key debates about Christological exegesis during the era of the Protestant reformation. More particularly, Pak examines the exegeses of Luther, Bucer, and Calvin in order to (a) reveal their particular theological emphases and reading strategies, (b) identify their debates over the use of Jewish exegesis and the factors leading to charges of 'judaizing' leveled against Calvin, and (c) demonstrate how Psalms reading and the accusation of judaizing serve distinctive purposes of confessional identity formation. In this way, she portrays the beginnings of those distinctive trends that separated Lutheran and Reformed exegetical principles.

Author : G. Sujin Pak
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780199707379

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Judaizing Calvin by G. Sujin Pak Pdf

By exploring how Martin Luther, Martin Bucer, and John Calvin interpreted a set of eight messianic psalms (Psalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 72, 110, 188), Sujin Pak elucidates key debates about Christological exegesis during the era of the Protestant reformation. More particularly, Pak examines the exegeses of Luther, Bucer, and Calvin in order to (a) reveal their particular theological emphases and reading strategies, (b) identify their debates over the use of Jewish exegesis and the factors leading to charges of 'judaizing' leveled against Calvin, and (c) demonstrate how Psalms reading and the accusation of judaizing serve distinctive purposes of confessional identity formation. In this way, she portrays the beginnings of those distinctive trends that separated Lutheran and Reformed exegetical principles.

Author : Aegidius Hunnius,Jean Calvin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Calvinism
ISBN : 1891469517

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The Judaizing Calvin by Aegidius Hunnius,Jean Calvin Pdf

Author : Steven W. Tyra
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-02-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567714503

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"Neither the Spirit without the Flesh" by Steven W. Tyra Pdf

This book claims that John Calvin developed “Greek” doctrines of the interim state of souls, resurrection, and beatific vision through his reading of ancient Christian sources like Irenaeus of Lyons. “Greek” had been a technical term in Western theology since at least the 12th century to denote heterodox eschatology. Thomas Aquinas had employed it in that sense, and early modern Catholics like Robert Bellarmine and Pierre Coton in turn applied it to Calvin. The book demonstrates that, in this respect at least, Calvin's opponents were correct: he was a “Greek.” However, it questions whether that fact should lead modern theologians to dismiss him as a resource for contemporary reflection. Calvin's deep respect for and continuity with early Christian voices may serve as a positive model for theologians today, particularly in the Reformed tradition. By the same token, Reformed thinkers who seek inspiration from medieval scholasticism may find their relationship to Calvin complicated by the case presented here.

Author : Wulfert de Greef
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647558653

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Of One Tree by Wulfert de Greef Pdf

This is the first work to examine Calvin's understanding of the relationship between Jews and Christians at such a fundamental level. After an overview of the status of Jews in Europe during the late Middle Ages and the interest at that time in the knowledge of Hebrew and Judaism, the author turns specifically to Calvin and his interpretation of the Bible. Several important questions are addressed: How did Calvin understand the relationship between Jews and Christians? Have Christians taken the place of the Jews, or do they belong to the Jews because they are included in the relationship between God and Israel? What does Calvin have to say about the future of the Jews? The author concludes that Calvin's view of the relationship between Jews and Christians is closely tied to his view of the unity of the Old and New Testaments.

Author : Kenneth J. Woo
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2019-08-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004408395

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Nicodemism and the English Calvin, 1544–1584 by Kenneth J. Woo Pdf

In Nicodemism and the English Calvin Kenneth J. Woo offers an account of diversity in John Calvin's polemical writings against Nicodemism, demonstrating how the Genevan reformer's strategic approach influenced reception of his work in diverse contexts during the English Reformation.

Author : Mickey Leland Mattox
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004128941

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Defender of the Most Holy Matriarchs by Mickey Leland Mattox Pdf

A study in the history of exegesis, this text examines Martin Luther's interpretation of the stories of the women of Genesis, evaluating his understanding of male/female relations as well as his appropriation of Christian hagiographical traditions of biblical interpretation.

Author : Barbara Pitkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780190093280

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Calvin, the Bible, and History by Barbara Pitkin Pdf

John Calvin was known foremost for his powerful impact on the fundamental doctrines of Protestantism, and his biblical interpretation continues to attract interest and inquiry. Calvin, the Bible, and History investigates Calvin's exegesis of the Bible through the lens of one of its most distinctive and distinguishing features: his historicizing approach to scripture. Barbara Pitkin here explores how historical consciousness affected Calvin's interpretation of the Bible, sometimes leading him to unusual, unprecedented, and occasionally controversial exegetical conclusions. Through several case studies, Pitkin explores the multi-faceted ways that historical consciousness was interlinked with Calvin's interpretation of biblical books, authors, and themes, analyzing the centrality of history in his engagement with scripture from the Pentateuch to his reception of the apostle Paul. First establishing the relevant intellectual and cultural contexts, Pitkin situates Calvin's readings within broader cultural trends and historical developments, demonstrating the expansive impact of Calvin's concept of history on his reading of the Bible. Calvin, the Bible, and History reveals the significance of his efforts to relate the biblical past to current historical conditions, reshaping an earlier image of Calvin as a forerunner of modern historical criticism by viewing his deep historical sensibility and distinct interpretive approach within their early modern context.

Author : Jack Hughes Robinson
Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105001592281

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John Calvin and the Jews by Jack Hughes Robinson Pdf

In order to evaluate the impact of Calvin's teachings on modern Reformed theology regarding the Jews, examines not only Calvin's criticism of Jews (sometimes couched in very harsh words), but his theology in general which may shed light on his stance on this issue. Calvin's writings show that he saw the Old and the New Testaments as an essential unity, he believed that God did not reject His people, that the Jewish Law was still valid, and that salvation was still open to the Jews. His criticism of the Jews concerned the Jews' strict reliance on their physical descent from Abraham, their dependence upon works of the Law for salvation, and their rejection of Jesus as the Messiah. The Reformed Church adopted Calvin's conception of the single covenant, but have not overcome his supersessionism. Calls for the formulation of a comprehensive doctrine on the Jews which does justice to the Reformed tradition and avoids the pitfalls of anti-Judaism.

Author : David Steinmetz
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199742154

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Calvin in Context by David Steinmetz Pdf

The book illuminates Calvin's thought by placing it in the context of the theological and exegetical traditions--ancient, medieval, and contemporary-- that formed it and contributed to its particular texture. Steinmetz addresses a range of issues almost as wide as the Reformation itself, including the knowledge of God, the problem of iconoclasm, the doctrines of justification and predestination, and the role of the state and the civil magistrate. Along the way, Steinmetz also clarifies the substance of Calvin's quarrels with Lutherans, Catholics, Anabaptists, and assorted radicals from Ochino to Sozzini. For the new edition he has added a new Preface and four new chapters based on recent published and unpublished essays. An accessible yet authoritative general introduction to Calvin's thought, Calvin in Context engages a much wider range of primary sources than the standard introductions. It provides a context for understanding Calvin not from secondary literature about the later middle ages and Renaissance, but from the writings of Calvin's own contemporaries and the rich sources from which they drew.

Author : Kevin Killeen,Helen Smith,Rachel Judith Willie
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 784 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-08-27
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780191510588

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The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, c. 1530-1700 by Kevin Killeen,Helen Smith,Rachel Judith Willie Pdf

The Bible was, by any measure, the most important book in early modern England. It preoccupied the scholarship of the era, and suffused the idioms of literature and speech. Political ideas rode on its interpretation and deployed its terms. It was intricately related to the project of natural philosophy. And it was central to daily life at all levels of society from parliamentarian to preacher, from the 'boy that driveth the plough', famously invoked by Tyndale, to women across the social scale. It circulated in texts ranging from elaborate folios to cheap catechisms; it was mediated in numerous forms, as pictures, songs, and embroideries, and as proverbs, commonplaces, and quotations. Bringing together leading scholars from a range of fields, The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in Early Modern England, 1530-1700 explores how the scriptures served as a generative motor for ideas, and a resource for creative and political thought, as well as for domestic and devotional life. Sections tackle the knotty issues of translation, the rich range of early modern biblical scholarship, Bible dissemination and circulation, the changing political uses of the Bible, literary appropriations and responses, and the reception of the text across a range of contexts and media. Where existing scholarship focuses, typically, on Tyndale and the King James Bible of 1611, The Oxford Handbook of the Bible in England, 1530-1700 goes further, tracing the vibrant and shifting landscape of biblical culture in the two centuries following the Reformation.

Author : Karen E. Spierling,Bruce Gordon,Günter Frank,Ute Lotz-Heumann,Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer,Johannes Schilling,Günther Wassilowsky,Siegrid Westphal,Tarald Rasmussen,Mathijs Lamberigts,David M. Whitford
Publisher : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783647550886

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Calvin and the Book by Karen E. Spierling,Bruce Gordon,Günter Frank,Ute Lotz-Heumann,Barbara Mahlmann-Bauer,Johannes Schilling,Günther Wassilowsky,Siegrid Westphal,Tarald Rasmussen,Mathijs Lamberigts,David M. Whitford Pdf

The Protestant Reformation has long had the reputation as being a movement of "the Book", led by reformers like John Calvin who were "men of the Book". The essays in this volume reveal many of the underlying complexities of these terms. Building on research and scholarly discussions of recent decades, these authors delve into a variety of topics related to John Calvin and the printed word, ranging from the physical changes in printed texts in the first decades of the Reformation to Calvin's thinking about the relationship of two books – the Bible and his own Institutes – to Christian doctrine. Calvin remains a towering figure in the Protestant Reformation, whose theology and religious views are still often cast as rigid and unchanging. These essays emphasize, in contrast, the evolutions and transitions that were fundamental to Calvin's own participation in the Reformation and to the ways that his leadership influenced developments in Reformed Christianity in the following centuries. The contributors, international experts on the history of Calvin and Reformed Protestantantism and on Calvin's theology, bring a wide variety of historical and theological approaches to bear on the question of Calvin's relationship to the printed word. Taken all together, these essays will push specialists and general readers to rethink standard assumptions about Calvin's influence on Reformed Christianity and, in particular, about the interplay among theology, Reformed discipline, religious education efforts, and the printed word in early modern Europe.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004688025

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The Old Testament, Calvin, and the Reformed Tradition by Anonim Pdf

The eleven essays in this volume demonstrate how Calvin and the Reformed tradition engage with the Old Testament. The articles address two main areas: Calvin's interpretation of certain Old Testament books, and how Reformed thinkers in the global world study, explain, and apply the teaching of the Old Testament in their own contexts. This volume is the expanded version of the papers presented at the 2019 Calvin Studies Society Colloquium. Contributors include J. Todd Billings, Allison Brown, Thomas J. Davis, Jeff Fisher, Christine Kooi, Maarten Kuivenhoven, Scott Manetsch, Graeme Murdock, G. Sujin Pak, Yudha Thianto, and Michael VanderWeele.

Author : R. Ward Holder
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-09
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781316512944

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Calvin and the Christian Tradition by R. Ward Holder Pdf

This study overturns core conceptions regarding Calvin revising what we know about Calvin, history, tradition, and our own situation.

Author : Bruce Gordon,Carl R. Trueman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 711 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198728818

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The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism by Bruce Gordon,Carl R. Trueman Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Calvin and Calvinism offers a comprehensive assessment of John Calvin and the tradition of Calvinism as it evolved from the sixteenth century to today. Featuring contributions from scholars who present the latest research on a pluriform religious movement that became a global faith. The volume focuses on key aspects of Calvin's thought and its diverse reception in Europe, the transatlantic world, Africa, South America, and Asia. Calvin's theology was from the beginning open to a wide range of interpretations and was never a static body of ideas and practices. Over the course of his life his thought evolved and deepened while retaining unresolved tensions and questions that created a legacy that was constantly evolving in different cultural contexts. Calvinism itself is an elusive term, bringing together Christian communities that claim a shared heritage but often possess radically distinct characters. The Handbook reveals fascinating patterns of continuity and change to demonstrate how the movement claimed the name of the Genevan reformer but was moulded by an extraordinary range of religious, intellectual and historical influences, from the Enlightenment and Darwinism to indigenous African beliefs and postmodernism. In its global contexts, Calvinism has been continuously reimagined and reinterpreted. This collection throws new light on the highly dynamic and fluid nature of a deeply influential form of Christianity.