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.
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.
Barbara Pitkin is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at Stanford University. Her research focuses on religious thought, biblical exegesis, and views of the past in the early modern period. She is the author of What Pure Eyes Could See: Calvin's Doctrine of Faith in its Exegetical Context.
Inhaltsangabe
* Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Chapter 1: John Calvin's Historicizing Interpretation of the Bible * Chapter 2: History Past and History Present in Calvin's Reception of Paul * Chapter 3: Salvation in History in Calvin's Commentary on the Gospel of John * Chapter 4: David, Faith, and the Confusion of History in Calvin's Commentary on the Psalms * Chapter 5: Exile in the Mirror of History in Calvin's Commentary on Isaiah * Chapter 6: Prophecy and History in Calvin's Lectures on Daniel * Chapter 7: Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Legal History in Calvin's Mosaic Harmony * Chapter 8: The Consolation of History in Calvin's Sermons on Second Samuel * Epilogue: Toward Calvin's Sense of History * Bibliography * Index
* Acknowledgements * Abbreviations * Chapter 1: John Calvin's Historicizing Interpretation of the Bible * Chapter 2: History Past and History Present in Calvin's Reception of Paul * Chapter 3: Salvation in History in Calvin's Commentary on the Gospel of John * Chapter 4: David, Faith, and the Confusion of History in Calvin's Commentary on the Psalms * Chapter 5: Exile in the Mirror of History in Calvin's Commentary on Isaiah * Chapter 6: Prophecy and History in Calvin's Lectures on Daniel * Chapter 7: Biblical Exegesis and Early Modern Legal History in Calvin's Mosaic Harmony * Chapter 8: The Consolation of History in Calvin's Sermons on Second Samuel * Epilogue: Toward Calvin's Sense of History * Bibliography * Index
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