"Present and Accommodated For": Calvin's God on Mount Sinai

This essay attempts to bring together John Calvin's doctrine of accomodation (i.e., that God accommodates, or adjusts, himself to human capacity in order to reveal himself to us) and the theophany narratives of Exod 19-34. First, it argues that the doctrine of accommodation may shed light on so...

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Main Author: Kibbe, Michael H. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2013
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2013, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 115-131
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