Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) and the Commentary

Download or read book Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) and the Commentary written by Timothy Wengert and published by Sheffield Academic Press. This book was released on 1997-10 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) and the Commentary celebrates the 500th anniversary of Philip Melanchthon's birth by highlighting one of his most important contributions to the intellectual world of Renaissance and Reformation: commentary on ancient texts. This book brings together essays not only by recognized connoisseurs of Melanchthon's thought but also by experts on other figures and movements within the Renaissance and Reformation, in order to provide a more accurate measure of the man and his distinction from and influence on other thinkers of his day. It also investigates both Melanchthon's wrestling with biblical texts and his equally significant exposition of other prominent ancient authors.