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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822942403321

Autore

Erasmus Desiderius

Titolo

Paraphrase on Matthew / / translated and annotated by Dean Simpson ; contributing editor, Robert D. Sider

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2008

©2008

ISBN

1-4426-9179-4

1-4426-8724-X

Edizione

[Volume 45]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (467 p.)

Collana

Collected Works of Erasmus ; ; Volume 45

Disciplina

226.2/05209

Soggetti

HISTORY / Renaissance

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface / Sider, Robert D. / Simpson, Dean -- PARAPHRASE ON MATTHEW -- DEDICATORY LETTER -- TO THE PIOUS READER -- PARAPHRASE ON THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. Chapter 1 - Chapter 8 -- PARAPHRASE ON THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. Chapter 9 - Chapter 18 -- PARAPHRASE ON THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW. Chapter 19 - Chapter 28 -- Letter to Matthäus Schiner -- The Sequence and Dates of the Publication of the Paraphrases Works Frequently Cited Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works Index of Scriptural References Index of Classical References Index of Patristic and Medieval References Index of Greek and Latin Words Cited General Index -- The Sequence and Dates of the Publication of the Paraphrases -- Works Frequently Cited -- Short-Title Forms for Erasmus' Works -- Index of Scriptural References -- Index of Classical References -- Index of Patristic and Medieval References -- Index of Greek and LatinWords Cited -- General Index

Sommario/riassunto

Erasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument of reform in society, church, and everyday life. To this end, he composed the Paraphrases, in which the words of Holy Scripture provide the core of a text vastly expanded to embrace the reforming 'philosophy of Christ.' Matthew was Erasmus's first paraphrased Gospel and was thus the great theologian's first opportunity to set out a full portrait of the life of



Jesus.In this Paraphrase, the wonderful complexity of Jesus's life finds coherence in the conception of Him as a teacher. The baptism, the dove, and the divine voice attesting sonship are called the 'inaugurating ceremonies' that authenticate Jesus as the divine teacher of heavenly philosophy. His students are the disciples, who are to be teachers themselves, initiating an unending line of Christian teachers. The Jesus of this Paraphrase understands pedagogy: He adapts His teaching to the developing abilities of His pupils, quizzes them, and gently rebukes them. His actions as well as His words have one primary objective: to teach the disciples.As a Preface to the Paraphrase, Erasmus wrote a 'Letter to the Pious Reader,' which became one of his most provocative and important essays. Like the more published Paraclesis, this 'Letter' vigorously advocates the translation of scripture into the vernacular languages, and proposes a 'confirmation' ceremony to encourage young people to assume responsibility for the vows taken for them at baptism by their sponsors.This volume illuminates the early thinking of Erasmus and is a welcome addition to the Collected Works series.