Erasmus’s Paraphrases on the Gospels and Acts
Erasmus’s Paraphrases on the Gospels and Acts
By: Desiderius Erasmus
- Collection ID
- PBK.000194
- Type
- Printed Book
- Date
- 1524
- Geography
- Basel, (Switzerland)
- Language
- Latin
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 6.75 × 4.25 × 3.75 in. (17.1 × 10.8 × 9.5 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) is widely regarded as the most influential biblical scholar and humanist of the Renaissance. In 1517, shortly after completing his revolutionary Greek New Testament, Erasmus began writing “paraphrases” of the canonical epistles, eventually turning to the Gospels and the book of Acts as well. The paraphrases clarified, explained, expanded upon, and restated the biblical text in contemporary and accessible language. They were intended to help a broad range of readers understand the Bible. Erasmus eventually paraphrased every book in the New Testament except Revelation. This is the first volume of the first complete edition. It contains the Gospels and Acts.
Desiderius Erasmus (1466–1536) is widely regarded as the most influential biblical scholar and humanist of the Renaissance. In 1517, shortly after completing his revolutionary Greek New Testament, Erasmus began writing “paraphrases” of the canonical epistles, eventually turning to the Gospels and the book of Acts as well. The paraphrases clarified, explained, expanded upon, and restated the biblical text in contemporary and accessible language. They were intended to help a broad range of readers understand the Bible. Erasmus eventually paraphrased every book in the New Testament except Revelation. This is the first volume of the first complete edition. It contains the Gospels and Acts.
Printed in 1524 by Johann Froban in Basel. Acquired by John Hawthorne, Oxford; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Donated in 2017 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry) under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Museum of the Bible Publications:
Jennifer Atwood and Stacey L. Douglas, eds., Passages: Exploring the Bible in Four Movements — An Exhibition Guide (Oklahoma City: Museum of the Bible, 2015), 44.
Printed in 1524 by Johann Froban in Basel. Acquired by John Hawthorne, Oxford; Purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Donated in 2017 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry) under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Museum of the Bible Publications:
Jennifer Atwood and Stacey L. Douglas, eds., Passages: Exploring the Bible in Four Movements — An Exhibition Guide (Oklahoma City: Museum of the Bible, 2015), 44.
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