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Erasmus, Desiderius. Ed(S): Sider, Robert D. - Collected Works of Erasmus: Paraphrases on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, the Epistles of Peter and Jude, the Epistle of James, the Epistles of John, and the Epistle to the Hebrews - 9780802005410 - V9780802005410
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Collected Works of Erasmus: Paraphrases on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, the Epistles of Peter and Jude, the Epistle of James, the Epistles of John, and the Epistle to the Hebrews

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Description for Collected Works of Erasmus: Paraphrases on the Epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon, the Epistles of Peter and Jude, the Epistle of James, the Epistles of John, and the Epistle to the Hebrews hardcover. These Paraphrases address the modern reader with the relevance of the moral issues they define and the perennial importance of the theological questions they raise. Editor(s): Sider, Robert D. Translator(s): Bateman, John J. Series: Collected Works of Erasmus. Num Pages: 413 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG1; HRCG9; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 920.

Erasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument in the reform of society, church, and everyday life. He therefore composed paraphrases in which the words of Holy Scripture provided the core of a text, vastly expanded to embrace the reforming `philosophy of Christ.' The Paraphrases were successful beyond all expectations, and were quickly translated into French, German, English, and other languages.

This is the fourth volume of Paraphrases to be published in the New Testament Scholarship Series in the CWE. The volume includes the Paraphrases on the Pastoral Epistles and the Catholic, or General, Epistles, as well as the ... Read more

Erasmus also reformulates, and sometimes develops, some of the great theological themes already defined in earlier volumes of this series. Is sin congenital, or do we sin simply in `imitation' of Adam? How do the Hebrew Scriptures attest to the presence of divine grace in the world before the birth of Christ? What is faith if not a vision of eternal realities so sure that we can clearly recognize the things of this passing world as the shadows they are?

These Paraphrases address the modern reader with the relevance of the moral issues they define and the perennial importance of the theological questions they raise. Erasmus clarified and interpreted biblical text with immense rhetorical skill.

Volume 44 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
413
Condition
New
Series
Collected Works of Erasmus
Number of Pages
413
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802005410
SKU
V9780802005410
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-27

About Erasmus, Desiderius. Ed(S): Sider, Robert D.
Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536), a Dutch humanist, Catholic priest, and scholar, was one of the most influential Renaissance figures. A professor of divinity and Greek, Erasmus wrote, taught, and travelled, meeting with Europe’s foremost scholars. A prolific author, Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects. Robert D. Sider is General Editor of the New Testament Scholarship ... Read more

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