Full Description
This volume of essays provides presentations and analyses of several Reformation theologians' interpretations of Romans as a whole or in part, some focusing on one particular interpreter, such as Erasmus, Luther, Calvin, Bullinger, and Bucer; others compare and contrast two or more of the major interpreters whether in relation to a particular section of the letter. The commonalities and divergence in the readings are analyzed in relation to and as a reflection of the various social, political and personal circumstances of the Reformers.
Contents
Introduction, R.Ward Holder, St. Anselm College
1. Erasmus's Readings of Romans 3, 4, and 5 as Rhetoric and Theology, Laurel Carrington, St.Olaf College
Response
Cynthia Briggs Kittredge, Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
2. Letting the Word Run Free: Luther, Romans and the Call to Reform, Deanna A. Thompson, Hamline University
Response
Kurt A.Richardson, McMaster University
3. The Alienation of Humankind - Rereading Luther as Interpreter of Paul, Ekkehard W. Stegemann, University of Basel, Switzerland
Response
Stanley K.Stowers, Brown University
4. Luther, Melanchthon, and Calvin on Romans 5 & 13: Three Reformation Approaches to Reading Romans, G. Sujin Pak, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
Response
David M. Whitford, United Theological Seminary
5. Bullinger as Interpreter of the Epistle to the Romans, Peter Opitz, University of Zurich, Switzerland
Response
William S.Campbell, University of Wales Lampeter
6. The Law and its Works in Martin Bucer's 1536 Romans Commentary, Edwin W. Tait, Huntington University
Response
Troy A.Martin, Saint Xavier University
7. Calvin's Hermeneutic and Tradition: An Augustinian Reception of Romans 7, R. Ward Holder, Saint Anselm College
Response
David Steinmetz, Duke University
8. Door and Passageway: Calvin's Use of Romans as Hermeneutical and Theological Guide, Gary N. Hansen, Dubuque University
Response
Kathy Ehrensperger, University of Wales Lampeter
9. Behind and Beyond Parker: The Key Moments and Voices in Reformation Romans Commentating, Mark W. Elliott, University of St. Andrews, Scotland
Response
William S. Campbell, University of Wales Lampeter
Conclusion, Kathy Ehrensperger, University of Wales Lampeter
