Reformation readings of the Apocalypse : Geneva, Zurich, and Wittenberg
In this study, Irene Backus examines the fate of the Apocalypse at the hands of early Protestants in three centers of the Reformation: Geneva, Zurich, and Wittenberg. To do so, Backus systematically investigates sources and methods of the most important reformed and Lutheran commentaries of the Apocalypse from 1528-1584
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (xx, 182 pages)
9780195350050, 9781280834769, 0195350057, 1280834765
352888147
Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Problem of Canonicity; 2. Antoine du Pinet and His Models; 3. Augustin Marlorat and Nicolas Colladon; 4. The Apocalypse and the Zurich Reformers; 5. The Lutheran Counterpoint: David Chytraeus and Nikolaus Selnecker; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
English