Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul
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Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul is a pioneering early 16th-century humanist biblical commentary by Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples that helped lay the groundwork for later Reformation-era interpretations of Paul’s letters.
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| Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul Context triple: [Jacobus Faber Stapulensis, notableWork, Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul]
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Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a classic Reformed theological work offering detailed exegesis and practical application of the New Testament letters attributed to the Apostle Paul.
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Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul is a renowned collection of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Pauline letters in the New Testament.
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Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans is a classic 19th-century Reformed theological exposition of Paul’s letter to the Romans, widely used in conservative Protestant biblical scholarship.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul Target entity description: Commentary on the Epistles of Saint Paul is a pioneering early 16th-century humanist biblical commentary by Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples that helped lay the groundwork for later Reformation-era interpretations of Paul’s letters.
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A.
Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul
"Commentary on the Epistles of St. Paul" is a renowned multi-volume Orthodox Christian exegesis on the Pauline letters, authored by the 19th-century Russian bishop and spiritual writer St. Theophan the Recluse.
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B.
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a biblical exegesis traditionally attributed to the early Christian theologian Pelagius, offering one of the earliest Latin commentaries on Paul’s letters and reflecting the theological debates of late antiquity.
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C.
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul
Commentary on the Epistles of Paul is a classic Reformed theological work offering detailed exegesis and practical application of the New Testament letters attributed to the Apostle Paul.
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D.
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul
Homilies on the Epistles of Paul is a renowned collection of sermons by John Chrysostom that offers detailed theological and moral commentary on the Pauline letters in the New Testament.
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E.
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans is a classic 19th-century Reformed theological exposition of Paul’s letter to the Romans, widely used in conservative Protestant biblical scholarship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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biblical commentary ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aim | to interpret Paul’s letters in their historical and linguistic context ⓘ |
| analyzesText |
Pauline Epistles in the New Testament
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linked to:
Pauline Epistles
|
| approximatePublicationDate | early 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French humanism
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pre-Reformation biblical scholarship ⓘ |
| author |
Jacobus Faber Stapulensis
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Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ |
| circulation | scholarly and ecclesiastical circles in 16th-century Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| era | pre-Reformation era ⓘ |
| field |
Christian theology
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Renaissance studies ⓘ biblical studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn | letters of Saint Paul ⓘ |
| genre | commentary ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Saint Paul the Apostle
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linked to:
Apostle Paul
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| historicalSignificance |
helped prepare the way for Protestant exegesis of Paul
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pioneering humanist biblical commentary on Paul ⓘ |
| influenced | Reformation-era interpretations of Paul ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Renaissance philology
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scholastic theology ⓘ |
| intellectualContext | Renaissance humanism ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| method |
philological analysis of the biblical text
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return to original sources (ad fontes) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
emphasis on the literal and historical sense of the text
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humanist approach to Scripture ⓘ influence on later Protestant interpreters of Paul ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Commentary on the Psalms by Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples
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Quintuplex Psalterium by Jacques Lefèvre d’Étaples ⓘ
linked to:
Quintuplex Psalterium
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| religiousContext | late medieval and early Reformation Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousGenre | biblical commentary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| subject |
Epistles of Paul
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linked to:
Pauline Epistles
New Testament exegesis ⓘ Pauline theology ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Christian humanism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| usedIn | early 16th-century theological debates ⓘ |
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