Collected Works of Erasmus
Erasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument of reform in society, church, and everyday life. To this end, he composed the Paraphrases, in which the words of Holy Scripture provide the core of a text vastly expanded to embrace the reforming ''philosophy of Christ.'' Matthew was Erasmus''s first paraphrased Gospel and was thus the great theologian''s first opportunity to set out a full...
Erasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument of reform in society, church, and everyday life. To this end, he composed the Paraphrases, in which the words of Holy Scripture provide the core of a text vastly expanded to embrace the reforming ''philosophy of Christ.'' Matthew was Erasmus''s first paraphrased Gospel and was thus the great theologian''s first opportunity to set out a full...
