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Human freedom, Christian righteousness : Philip Melanchthon's exegetical dispute with Erasmus of Rotterdam / Timothy J. Wengert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wengert, Timothy J., author.
- Series:
- Oxford studies in historical theology.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford studies in historical theology
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.
- Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
- Bible. Colossians--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--16th century.
- Liberty--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--16th century.
- Liberty.
- Free will and determinism--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines--16th century.
- Free will and determinism.
- Justification (Christian theology)--History of doctrines--16th century.
- Justification (Christian theology).
- Righteousness--History of doctrines--16th century.
- Righteousness.
- Local Subjects:
- Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.
- Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.
- Bible. Colossians--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--16th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Wengert argues that Melanchthon - conventionally pictured as caught in the middle between Erasmus and Luther - was, at least theologically, not Erasmian at all, but in fact anti-Erasmus. He studies issues of free will and divine and human righteousness.
- Contents:
- Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; I: BACKGROUND TO THE DISPUTE; 1 Philip Melanchthon: Alien to or Ally of Erasmus?; 2 Melanchthon's Relation to Erasmus, 1519-1524; II: GROUND RULES FOR AN EXEGETICAL DEBATE; 3 Text and Tradition; 4 Ratio seu Methodus Melanchthonis; III: THE CONTROVERSY OVER HUMAN FREEDOM AND CHRISTIAN RIGHTEOUSNESS; 5 Melanchthon's Controversy with Erasmus as Reflected in Their Correspondence, 1524-1528; 6 Colossians against Erasmus on the Freedom of the Will; 7 Colossians 2:23 as Melanchthon's ""Politics""; IV: THE AFTERMATH; 8 Melanchthon at Erasmus's Funeral: 1528-1560
- Appendix: The Printing History of the Scholia Notes; Select Bibliography; Index;
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 1998.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-773954-7
- 1-280-46998-6
- 0-19-535403-6
- 0-585-25720-5
- OCLC:
- 476007818
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