Debatten über den Abfassungsanlass des Römerbriefes in Kommentaren der Reformationszeit
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In contemporary exegesis, the image prevails that the interpreters of the Reformation period read the Pauline Epistles as timeless theological treatises and not as situational and contextual letters. Melanchthon’s characterization of the Epistle to the Romans as a «doctrinae christianae compendium» is often cited as evidence for this. In contrast, the exemplary study of eight argumenta of commentaries on the Letter to the Romans from the 16th century shows that the early modern commentators had a picture of the historical circumstances in which this letter was written and tried to understand the letter from it. For this end, they used information from ancient commentaries (especially from Origen, Pelagius and Pseudo-Ambrosius) about Paul’s life and the situation in Rome.
Source: Zwingliana
DOI: 10.69871/vwy76c18
Author: Stefan Krauter
Language: English
Subfield: History
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4404817278