The Judaizing Calvin: Sixteenth-Century Debates over the Messianic Psalms. By G. Sujin Pak
In this focused study, Pak draws attention to the historical controversies connected with John Calvin’s interpretation of eight Psalms traditionally read for their christological value. Pak shows how Psalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 72, 110, and 118 were read by late-medieval theologians as primarily about...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2011, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 388-390 |
| Review of: | The judaizing Calvin (Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford Univ. Press, 2010) (Gebarowski-Shafer, Ellie)
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| Summary: | In this focused study, Pak draws attention to the historical controversies connected with John Calvin’s interpretation of eight Psalms traditionally read for their christological value. Pak shows how Psalms 2, 8, 16, 22, 45, 72, 110, and 118 were read by late-medieval theologians as primarily about Christ and secondarily, if at all, about David. In successive chapters, she explores the significance of decisions made by Protestant interpreters such as Luther and Bucer to preserve the medieval interpretation largely intact. Calvin, however, argued that the literal reading of these Psalms should focus on David’s historical life and experiences. For this, he encountered criticisms from Protestant opponents later in the sixteenth century. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flq166 |