Holy Scripture speaks : the production and reception of Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament
"Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament provides an example of the adaptation of the Bible to the religious and rhetorical ideals of Renaissance humanism. Yet very little is known about the production and reception of the Paraphrases, which comprises nine volumes of the Collected Works of Erasmus. This collection of twelve essays, edited by Hilmar Pabel and Mark Vessey, aims to address this gap in Erasmus studies. The contributions reflect recent critical scholarship in three main areas: Erasmus' promotion of the ideals of Renaissance humanism; his work as an editor, translator, and interpreter of the New Testament; and the impact of his published writings on the culture of early modern Europe." "Holy Scripture Speaks represents the most concerted collective study of Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament since the completion of the first English translation by scholars during the reign of Edward VI (1548/9). It reveals the rich complexity of the literary, theological, and cultural dimensions of the Paraphrases, and indicates future directions that research in this area should take."--Jacket
Erasmus studies, 14
Conference papers and proceedings
xvi, 397 pages ; 24 cm
9780802036421, 0802036422
48988956
pt. 1. 'A kind of exposition' : the production of the Paraphrases. The tongue and the book : Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament and the arts of scripture / Mark Vessey
Exegetical fictions? Biblical paraphrases of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries / Bernard Roussel
Historical imagination and the representation of Paul in Erasmus' paraphrases on the Pauline epistles / Robert D. Sider
Triumphs, trophies, and spoils : Roman history in some paraphrases on Paul by Erasmus / Mechtilde O'Mara
Sub evangelistae persona : the speaking voice in Erasmus' Paraphrases on Luke / Jane E. Phillips
Jesus and his family in Erasmus' paraphrases on Luke and John / Irena Backus
Exegesis and marriage in Erasmus' Paraphrases on the New Testament / Hilmar M. Pabel. pt. 2. 'A full library of divinity books' : the reception of the Paraphrases. The textual travail of the Tomus secundus of the Paraphrases / John J. Bateman
Why Noël Béda did not like Erasmus' Paraphrases / Erika Rummel
The Paraphrases of Erasmus in French / Guy Bedouelle
John Bale's Image of Both Churches and the English paraphrase on Revelation / Gretchen E. Minton
Forming a Protestant consciousness? Erasmus' Paraphrases in English parishes, 1547-1666 / John Craig
Papers originally presented at a symposium held at Victoria University, Oct. 1999
Includes indexes