Robert Browne: Rhetorical Iconoclast
Robert Browne, the early Separatist, attacked classical rhetoric, elaborate style, and Ramistic logic in A Treatise upon the 23. of Matthewe (1582) as part of a coherent attempt to establish the Bible as the sole basis for biblical exegesis and homiletic, and to discredit the established English chu...
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| Language: | English |
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Sixteenth Century Journal Publishers, Inc.
1987
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The sixteenth century journal
Year: 1987, Volume: 18, Issue: 4, Pages: 519-529 |
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| Summary: | Robert Browne, the early Separatist, attacked classical rhetoric, elaborate style, and Ramistic logic in A Treatise upon the 23. of Matthewe (1582) as part of a coherent attempt to establish the Bible as the sole basis for biblical exegesis and homiletic, and to discredit the established English church. He proposed to carry the Reformation farther to the left than the Puritans by arguing that academic preparation was not necessary for understanding and preaching the scriptures. The wholesale rejection of persuasion is unusual and heightens his iconoclastic extremism in a period noted for intemperate religious controversy. |
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| ISSN: | 2326-0726 |
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/2540867 |