Calvin, the Bible, and history : exegesis and historical reflection in the era of reform / Barbara Pitkin.
2020
BS500
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Title
Calvin, the Bible, and history : exegesis and historical reflection in the era of reform / Barbara Pitkin.
ISBN
9780190093303 (electronic book)
Published
New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (264 pages).
Call Number
BS500
Dewey Decimal Classification
220.6092
Summary
Calvin, the Bible, and History investigates John Calvin's distinctive historicizing approach to scripture. The book explores how historical consciousness manifests itself in Calvin's engagement with the Bible, sometimes leading him to unusual, unprecedented, and occasionally deeply controversial exegetical conclusions. It reshapes the image of Calvin as a biblical interpreter by situating his approach within the context of premodern Christian biblical interpretation, recent Protestant hermeneutical trends, and early modern views of history. In an introductory overview of Calvin's method and seven chapters focusing on his interpretation of different biblical books or authors, Barbara Pitkin analyses his engagement with scripture from the Pentateuch to his reception of the apostle Paul.
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Calvin, the Bible, and History investigates John Calvin's distinctive historicizing approach to scripture. The book explores how historical consciousness manifests itself in Calvin's engagement with the Bible, sometimes leading him to unusual, unprecedented, and occasionally deeply controversial exegetical conclusions. It reshapes the image of Calvin as a biblical interpreter by situating his approach within the context of premodern Christian biblical interpretation, recent Protestant hermeneutical trends, and early modern views of history. In an introductory overview of Calvin's method and seven chapters focusing on his interpretation of different biblical books or authors, Barbara Pitkin analyses his engagement with scripture from the Pentateuch to his reception of the apostle Paul.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 29, 2020).
Series
Oxford scholarship online.
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Print version: 9780190093273
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