God, Christ and the Spirit in Luther and Calvin’s commentaries on the Letter to Philemon

The aim of this contribution is to illustrate the way in which the interpretation of Scripture is influenced by one’s presuppositions by investigating the different ways in which two well-known Reformers, Luther and Calvin, depicted God, Christ and the Spirit in their commentaries on the Letter to P...

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主要作者: Tolmie, D. F. 1959- (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: 2022
In: Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2022, 卷: 43, 发布: 1, Pages: 1-7
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B / Jesus Christus / 圣灵 / Bibel. Philemonbrief / 注释 / Calvin, Jean 1509-1564
IxTheo Classification:CA Christianity
Further subjects:B Calvin
B letter to Philemon
B Trinity
B History of Reception
B Luther
B New Testament
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总结:The aim of this contribution is to illustrate the way in which the interpretation of Scripture is influenced by one’s presuppositions by investigating the different ways in which two well-known Reformers, Luther and Calvin, depicted God, Christ and the Spirit in their commentaries on the Letter to Philemon. It is shown how their own views influenced the way in which they interpreted the letter and appropriated it for their own times. The most striking difference between the two commentaries is that Luther’s interpretation of the letter was dominated by a Christocentric view (he even often read Christ - and sometimes also Satan - in between the lines of the letter where Paul did not explicitly mention him), whereas an opposite tendency may be noted in Calvin’s interpretation of the letter (he tended to bring God - and sometimes even certain dogmatic concepts regarding God - into the picture when Paul did not explicitly refer to God). Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The article illustrates the importance of historical perspectives for Biblical Studies, in particular for the interpretation of Biblical texts.
ISSN:2074-7705
Contains:Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/ve.v43i1.2663