Erasmus on Miracles and the Gift of Languages: Context and Reception of a Provocative Annotation on Acts 10:38

Abstract This contribution explores an important New Testament annotation by Erasmus, in which he deals with miracles and the quality of the Greek of the New Testament. A side remark in the short 1516 form of the annotation immediately provoked fierce opposition, which is shown to have led to signif...

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Main Author: Krans, Jan 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Erasmus studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-61
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
Further subjects:B Henricus Stephanus
B New Testament annotations
B Miracles
B Beza
B Greek
B Von Eck
B Edward Lee
B Erasmus
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Summary:Abstract This contribution explores an important New Testament annotation by Erasmus, in which he deals with miracles and the quality of the Greek of the New Testament. A side remark in the short 1516 form of the annotation immediately provoked fierce opposition, which is shown to have led to significant expansions by Erasmus. The annotation also had a significant reception history in New Testament scholarship, the beginnings of which are sketched below.
Contains:Enthalten in: Erasmus studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/18749275-04101001