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The School of God : Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's Interpretation of Deuteronomy

Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's Interpretation of Deuteronomy

by Raymond A. Blacketer

  • Paperback
  • 316 pages
  • Publisher: Springer
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

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This study examines Jean Calvin's attempt to nurture a godly society and further his vision of ecclesiastical and societal reform by means of sound pedagogy and persuasive rhetoric. The focus of this work is Calvin's interpretation of the latter Pentateuch, and particularly the book of Deuteronomy. The author examines Calvin's exegesis and rhetoric in his commentary on the latter Pentateuch, as well as the sermons that Calvin preached on Deuteronomy -- material that has received little scholarly attention. Calvin's interpretations are compared with the preceding exegetical tradition and with his contemporaries, and always considered in the contexts of the early modern interest in classical rhetoric and that of the reform of church, theology, and society in Switzerland and beyond. Commonly held assumptions about Calvin's methodology, such as his alleged aversion to rhetoric and the scholarly fixation on his laconic style, are challenged, nuanced, and corrected.Because of its fresh, contextual approach to Calvin's thought, this study will be an important resource for students of the history of exegesis as well as for Calvin scholars, and it will appeal to seminary as well as university students.
The School of God : Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's Interpretation of Deuteronomy and Reflections On The Psalms
Reflections On The PsalmsThe School of God : Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's Interpretation of Deuteronomy

  • Author

    Raymond A. Blacketer

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Springer

  • Published

    November 2010

  • Edition

    1st ed. Softcover of orig. ed. 2006

  • Weight

    450g

  • Page Count

    316

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.8 cm

  • ISBN

    9789048169955

  • ISBN-10

    904816995X

  • Eden Code

    3980271

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