Collected Works of Erasmus: Paraphrase on Mark, Volume 49

Erasmus, Desiderius

ISBN 10: 0802026311 / ISBN 13: 9780802026316

Published by University of Toronto Press, 1988

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Collected Works of Erasmus: Paraphrase on Mark, Volume 49
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802026311
• ISBN 13: 9780802026316
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 23 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Erasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument in the reform of society, church, and the life of individuals in the turbulent world of the sixteenth century. He therefore composed paraphrases in which the words of Holy Scripture provided the core of a text vastly expanded to embrace the reforming ‘philosophy of Christ.’ The Paraphrases were successful beyond expectation and were quickly translated into French, German, English and other languages.

Volume 49 of the Collected Works of Erasmus series.

About the Author

Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536), a Dutch humanist, Catholic priest, and scholar, was one of the most influential Renaissance figures. A professor of divinity and Greek, Erasmus wrote, taught, and travelled, meeting with Europe’s foremost scholars. A prolific author, Erasmus wrote on both ecclesiastic and general human interest subjects.
Robert D. Sider is General Editor of the New Testament Scholarship for the Collected Works of Erasmus.
Erika Rummel is a professor emerita in the Department of History at Wilfrid Laurier University.