Rhetoric and Theology

Departing from the traditional focus on Erasmus as philologist and moralist, Rhetoric and Theology shows how Erasmus attempted to interpret Scripture by way of a rhetorical theology that focuses on the figurative, metaphorical quality of language, with a view to moral and theological reform.
Manfred Hoffmann concentrates on the theological scources of Erasmus'' hermeneutic from 1518 to 1535, espec...