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The Gospel of John in the Sixteenth Century: The Johannine Exegesis of Wolfgang Musculus (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)
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Product Description
This book is a wide-ranging study of Johannine exegesis in the sixteenth century, centered on the John commentary of Wolfgang Musculus (1497-1563), an influential leader of the Protestant Reformation. Farmer compares Musculus's exegesis of the Johannine miracle stories not only with that of other sixteenth-century commentators but also with ancient and medieval commentaries.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2625048 in Books
- Published on: 1997-06-26
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 264 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"Craig Farmer has written a fine book....an admirable beginning guide to the thought of Musculus and a skillful example of the method known as history of exegesis....His work is careful and well-documented...Farmer's book succeeds in expanding both knowledge of the early modern history of Christian exegesis of the Gospel of John and knowledge of Musculus' place in that endeavor."--Erasmus of Rotterdam Society Yearbook
.,."Farmer offers new insight into the complicated world of sixteenth-century biblical interpretation. His work should be required reading for all those interested in how the Bible, especially the Gospel of John, functioned in the Reformation."--Church History
"Farmer has written an erudite, balanced, and informative account of sixteenth-century biblical exposition...[His] book deserves careful study, as it brings the career of a forgotten reformer into purview and offers a highly readable and engaging work of intellectual history."--Sixteenth Century Review
"Farmer has given us an impressive demonstration of the fruitfulness of approaching the history of early modern theology from the perspective of biblical interpretation."--Religious Studies Review
"Craig Farmer's groundbreaking book opens up important new avenues for scholars interested in religious thought in sixteenth-century Europe and the Western tradition of biblical interpretation....Farmer's work provides a model for investigations into other figures whose work has been underappreciated....Highly recommended to historians of Christian thought and exegesis, reformation scholars, and biblical scholars."--The Journal of Religion
