{"product_id":"collected-works-of-erasmus-9781487524241","title":"Collected Works of Erasmus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eErasmus yearned to make the Bible an effective instrument of reform in society, church, and everyday life. To this end, he composed the \u003cem\u003eParaphrases\u003c\/em\u003e, in which the words of Holy Scripture provide the core of a text vastly expanded to embrace the reforming 'philosophy of Christ.' \u003cem\u003eMatthew\u003c\/em\u003e was Erasmus's first paraphrased Gospel and was thus the great theologian's first opportunity to set out a full portrait of the life of Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \u003cem\u003eParaphrase\u003c\/em\u003e, the wonderful complexity of Jesus's life finds coherence in the conception of Him as a teacher. The baptism, the dove, and the divine voice attesting sonship are called the 'inaugurating ceremonies' that authenticate Jesus as the divine teacher of heavenly philosophy. His students are the disciples, who are to be teachers themselves, initiating an unending line of Christian teachers. The Jesus of this Paraphrase understands pedagogy: He adapts His teaching to the developing abilities of His pupils, quizzes them\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409154679127,"sku":"9781487524241","price":33.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487524241.jpg?v=1730505667","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/collected-works-of-erasmus-9781487524241","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}