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The School of God

Pedagogy and Rhetoric in Calvin's Interpretation of Deuteronomy

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Authors:
  1. Raymond A. Blacketer
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  • Offers a new and corrective perspective on Jean Calvin's use of rhetoric in his theological and homiletic work, focusing on the early modern revival of classical rhetoric, rather than psychoanalyzing the Reformer of Geneva
  • Firmly grounds Calvin's biblical exegesis in the contexts of the broader Christian exegetical tradition, the revival of rhetoric in early modern Europe, and the political tensions surrounding the religious reforms of the sixteenth century
  • Opens a unique window into Calvin's exegetical method and sheds light on the different rhetorical and pedagogical approaches between his commentaries and his sermon
  • Provides deeper insight into how Calvin understood the Old Testament, integrated it into his understanding of Christian theology, and applied it to the practical concerns of everyday life in sixteenth century Geneva
  • Provides evidence of Calvin's development as an interpreter of the biblical text, and as a theologian, demonstrating the integral relationship between Calvin's exegetical work and his Institutes of the Christian Religion as the repository of his theological commonplaces

Part of the book series: Studies in Early Modern Religious Tradition, Culture and Society (SERR, volume 3)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    Pages 1-22

  3. L’École de Dieu

    Pages 23-59

  4. Ample Preaching

    Pages 61-87

  5. Calvin’s Sermons on Deuteronomy

    Pages 89-126

  6. Calvin’s Pedagogically Correct Commentary on Moses’ Perfect History

    Pages 127-170

  7. Calvin on the Fourth Commandment

    Pages 171-200

  8. Calvin on deuteronomy 10:1–2

    Pages 201-231

  9. Calvin on deuteronomy 21:18–21

    Pages 233-265

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 267-299
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Calvin’s Old Testament Exegesis in Context Calvin in Context Jean Calvin, the reformer and pastor of Geneva, is renowned as one of the most important figures in what came to be known as the Reformed and Presbyterian branch of the Protestant Reformation. Perhaps less well known is the fact that he devoted the bulk of his creative efforts to prea- ing, lecturing, and commenting on the Bible. Calvin envisioned a program of reform in Geneva in which the Bible, properly interpreted, would shape the minds and morals of the Genevan populace. The people of Geneva, whom Calvin viewed as a precise spiritual reincarnation of the “sti- necked, intractable Hebrews” of the Old Testament, were in need of some serious remedial education, and it was his duty as their chief minister to provide the requisite training in doctrine and godliness. Despite Calvin’s emphasis on preaching and producing biblical c- mentaries, however, scholars have often portrayed him as “a man of one 1 book”—that one book being the Institutes of the Christian Religion. In so - ing, they have produced a one-dimensional and consequently incomplete view of Calvin’s theological work. Scholars have tended to study Calvin’s theology exclusively from the perspective of his Institutes, without taking into account his work of biblical interpretation and preaching, or the re- tionship of those efforts to the Institutes.

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"This study is an important contribution to Calvin research, especially because of the profound way in which Blacketer takes notice of Calvin's interpretation of Deuteronomy. [...] Those who start by taking notice of the author's conclusions, will read this valuable study with all the more interest."
Wulfert de Greef, www.calvijnstudie.nl

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