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This book describes Martin Bucer (1491-1551) as a teacher of
theology, focusing on his time as Regius Professor of Divinity at
the University of Cambridge between 1549 and 1551. The book is
centered on his 1550 Cambridge lectures on Ephesians, and
investigates them in their historical context, exploring what sort
of a theologian Bucer was. The lectures are examined to find out
how they represent Bucer's method of teaching and "doing" theology,
and shed light on the relationship between biblical exegesis and
theological formulation as he understood it. Divided into two
interconnected parts, the book first sets the historical context
for the lectures, including a broad sketch of scholastic method in
theology and the biblical humanist critique of that method. It then
closely examines Bucer's practice in the Cambridge lectures, to
show the extent to which he was a theologian of the biblical
humanist school, influenced by the method Erasmus set forth in the
Ratio Verae Theologiae in which true theology begins, ends, and is
best "done" as an exercise in the exegesis of the Word of God.
This book describes Martin Bucer (1491-1551) as a teacher of
theology, focusing on his time as Regius Professor of Divinity at
the University of Cambridge between 1549 and 1551. The book is
centered on his 1550 Cambridge lectures on Ephesians, and
investigates them in their historical context, exploring what sort
of a theologian Bucer was. The lectures are examined to find out
how they represent Bucer's method of teaching and "doing" theology,
and shed light on the relationship between biblical exegesis and
theological formulation as he understood it. Divided into two
interconnected parts, the book first sets the historical context
for the lectures, including a broad sketch of scholastic method in
theology and the biblical humanist critique of that method. It then
closely examines Bucer's practice in the Cambridge lectures, to
show the extent to which he was a theologian of the biblical
humanist school, influenced by the method Erasmus set forth in the
Ratio Verae Theologiae in which true theology begins, ends, and is
best "done" as an exercise in the exegesis of the Word of God.
"Where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your
people shall be my people, and your God my God." Ruth's response to
her mother-in-law Naomi demonstrated both Ruth's loyalty to her
family and her trust in God. The Reformers of the sixteenth century
found theological significance in such Old Testament narratives.
For example, German Lutheran pastor and theologian Johannes Brenz
perceived in her confession a foreshadowing of the gospel: "Ruth
the Moabitess is recorded in the genealogy of Christ, that it might
be made known that Christ belongs not only to the Jews but also to
the Gentiles." In this volume of the Reformation Commentary on
Scripture, N. Scott Amos guides readers through a wealth of early
modern commentary on the Old Testament books of Joshua, Judges, and
Ruth. Readers will hear from familiar voices and discover
lesser-known figures from a diversity of theological traditions,
including Lutherans, Reformed, Radicals, Anglicans and Roman
Catholics. Drawing upon a variety of resources-from commentaries
and sermons to treatises and confessions-much of which appears here
for the first time in English, this volume provides resources for
contemporary preachers, enables scholars to better understand the
depth and breadth of Reformation commentary, and seeks to encourage
all those who would, like Ruth, declare their allegiance to God.
Throughout the sixteenth century, political and intellectual
developments in Britain and The Netherlands were closely
intertwined. At different times religious refugees from one or
other country found a secure haven across the Channel, and a
constant interchange of books, ideas and personnel underscored the
affinity of lands which both made a painful progress towards
Protestantism during the course of the century. This collection of
ten new studies, all by specialists active in the field, explores
the full ramifications of these links, from the first intellectual
contacts inspired by the growth of Humanism to the planting of
established Protestant churches. With contributions from
specialists in art history, literary studies and history, the
volume also underscores the vitality of new research in this field
and points the way to several new departures in the field of
Reformation and Renaissance studies.
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