John Calvin on the Visions of Ezekiel: Historical and Hermeneutical Studies in John Calvin's "Sermons Inâedits", Especially on Ezek. 36-48John Calvin's sermons on Ezekiel, held between 1552 and 1554 in the church 'la Madeleine' in Geneva and now studied for the first time, offer intriguing material on his exposition of prophetic visions. The manuscripts disclose the reformer's preaching on the book as a whole, including the visions on the restoration of Israel, Gog and Magog, and the great temple vision. The first part of this study focuses on the history of patristic, medieval and 16th century exegesis of Ezekiel. The second part is a systematic theological analysis of the hermeneutical principles of Calvin's exposition of visionary revelation. Finally, the sermons on the visions of Ezek. 36-48, a unique specimen of literal historical exegesis with a christological perspective, are analysed. |
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
Chapter Two The Monks | 39 |
Chapter Three The Colleagues | 63 |
Chapter Four The Jews | 89 |
Chapter Five Vision and Doctrine | 107 |
Chapter Six Characteristics of Visionary Revelation | 131 |
Chapter Seven Visio as Prophetic Performance | 148 |
Introduction | 163 |
Chapter Nine The Restoration of Israel Ezek 37 | 179 |
Chapter Ten Gog and Magog Ezek 3839 | 199 |
Chapter Eleven The New Temple and City | 225 |
Chapter Twelve Conclusions | 246 |
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