This enlarged and revised edition of a much-acclaimed, full length study (1971) of Calvin's New Testament commentaries expounds upon Calvin's principles of interpretation. It considers early sixteenth-century hermeneutics and gives special emphasis to the reformers Melanchthon, Bucer, and Bullinger and to "rhetorical" interpretation. A chapter on Calvin's view of the New Testament canon leads to an extensive section on the Greek and Latin texts ...

This book gives a clearly written, authoritative introduction to social-scientific criticism of the New Testament, including the rise of this method, its practitioners and the focal points of their work, how the method is applied to the interpretation of the biblical text, and the presuppositions and procedures of the method. Four appendices; glossary; two bibliographies. ...

Aageson likens interpretation to a conversation and uses Paul as a model for illustrating this. Aageson gives four case studies of Paul conversing with Scripture: Paul's use of Abraham texts, his understanding of Israel, his use of the figure of Adam, and his seeing Christ as a figure by which all traditions are understood in new ways. ...

Designed for laypeople, these commentaries deal seriously with the biblical text without being overly technical. Introductory information, doctrinal themes, problem passages, and practical applications are examined. ...

This is an excellent tool for studying each passage presented in the Gospels. All four Gospels are presented side by side in chronological order to facilitate comparison study. Maps that show where Jesus walked throughout. His ministry are also included. ...

Thuren examines the question of law in Pauline theology, claiming that Paul's exaggerated statements correspond to his hyperbolic way of thinking.
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This book contains the historical, medical and theological aspects of demonic possession found in the New Testament. Contents: introductory; historic demonology; medical aspects of demonic possession; existence of genuine demonic possession; Beelzebub controversy; difficulties of the Gerasene affair; alleged continuance of genuine demonic possession; and several appendices. ...

Being the history of the process whereby the world of God has won the right to be understood. The aim of this book is rather a philosophy of the history of criticism, than a detailed account of the movements of opinion, and to make clear to the average reader the nature of the higher criticism and its divine right within the churches. The historical causes and conditions of criticism must be treated at greater length than would be seemly if this ...

The main text of this work is written in a manner to be understood in all essentials by the general reader without specialist knowledge. For the same reason the Greek and Latin texts have been furnished with translations, a good means of enabling the author to check his impressions. A large number of the more important texts are presented in facsimile. In obtaining the necessary photographs, rubbings, etc., the author was assisted by several ...

When her young son was diagnosed with fatal pulmonary hypertension, religion professor PagelsU spiritual and intellectual endeavors took on a new urgency, leading her to investigate what Jesus and his teachings meant to his followers before the invention of doctrine. ...