The reformation of prophecy : early modern interpretations of the prophet and Old Testament prophecy / Grace Sujin Pak.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pak, G. Sujin, 1971- author.

Series:

Oxford studies in historical theology.

Oxford Studies in Historical Theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protestant churches--Doctrines.

Protestant churches.

Prophecy--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Prophecy.

Bible--Prophecies.

Bible.

Bible. Prophets--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (393 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

'The Reformation of Prophecy' illuminates the significant shifts in the Protestant reformers' engagement with the prophet and biblical prophecy-shifts from advancing the priesthood of all believers to strengthening Protestant clerical identity and authority to operating as a site of polemical-confessional exchange concerning right interpretations of Scripture.

Contents:

Prophecy and the priesthood of all believers

Prophecy and the radicals: re-thinking prophecy and the prophet contra the radicals

Prophecy and the pastoral office: Luther and Zwingli

Prophecy and the teaching office: Bullinger and Calvin

The prophet, prophecy, and the pastoral office in the next generation

Old Testament prophecy and Protestant conceptions of sacred history

Later Lutheran, Swiss Reformed, and Calvinist readings of sacred history in the Old Testament prophets

Christological exegesis and the interpretation of metaphors in Old Testament prophecy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Previously issued in print: 2018.

ISBN:

0-19-086694-2

0-19-086695-0

0-19-086693-4