"Nicht zu verachten ..." (Johannes Calvin) - Die Apokryphen im Spiegel der reformierten Theologie
It is generally assumed that in the Protestant churches there is a strict reluctance to include the apocryphal writings of the Old Testament among the canonical writings. A look at classical texts ofReformed theology reveals a more differentiated picture. John Calvin in particular, although he oppos...
| Published in: | Catholica <Münster> |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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Aschendorff
2022
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Catholica <Münster>
Year: 2022, Volume: 76, Issue: 4, Pages: 234-247 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Apocrypha
/ Reformed theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Theology B Ethics B Worship B Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 B Bible B Bible. Old Testament B Apocryphal Gospels B Protestant Churches |
| Summary: | It is generally assumed that in the Protestant churches there is a strict reluctance to include the apocryphal writings of the Old Testament among the canonical writings. A look at classical texts ofReformed theology reveals a more differentiated picture. John Calvin in particular, although he opposed the dogmatisation of the canon with theApocrypha in the Council of Trent (1546), recognises in individual apocryphal texts impulses for theology and ethics worth considering. This finding gives reason to re-evaluate the Apocrypha and its use in worship and ethics after centuries. Based on Calvin's pneumatological understanding of Scripture, the article pleads from a Reformed perspective to move away from the affect against the Apocrypha, to assign them anew rank and to make discoveries in their texts. |
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| ISSN: | 0008-8501 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Catholica |