Defending the Trinity in the Reformed Palatinate: The Elohistae

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Benjamin R. Merkle (Fellow of Theology and Classical Languages, New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho)

Defending the Trinity in the Reformed Palatinate

The Elohistae

Benjamin R. Merkle (Fellow of Theology and Classical Languages, New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho)

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Oxford University Press
26 November 2015

Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches; Christian theology; Judaism: theology

Series: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs

This study begins with an examination of Girolamo Zanchi's De Tribus Elohim (1572), setting this important defense of the doctrine of the Trinity in the immediate context of the recent rise of antitrinitarianism within the Reformed Palatinate. De Tribus Elohim focused on the grammatical peculiarity of the Hebrew word Elohim (God) in order to refute the biblicism of its contemporary antitrinitarians. In doing so, Zanchi's argument followed an exegetical thread common within the late medieval case for the doctrine of the Trinity, but which ran contrary to the exegetical sensibilities of many of Zanchi's own Reformed colleagues. This disagreement over the correct interpretation of the word Elohim, then became a touchstone for distinguishing between two different approaches to the Hebrew text with the Reformed Church of the late sixteenth century, and becomes a significant piece in understanding the development of Reformed exegesis.

By: Benjamin R. Merkle (Fellow of Theology and Classical Languages New Saint Andrews College in Moscow Idaho)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 149mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 432g
ISBN: 9780198749622
ISBN 10: 0198749627
Series: Oxford Theology and Religion Monographs
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 26 November 2015
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction: Beware of Calvinism 1: How Many Elohim? Reformed Exegesis and the Challenge of Antitrinitarianism 2: The Example of Heidelberg 3: Girolamo Zanchi 4: De Tribus Elohim 5: The Hunnius / Pareus Debate 6: Franciscus Junius and Johannes Drusius Bibliography

Benjamin R Merkle is a Fellow of Theology and Classical Languages at New Saint Andrews College, in Moscow, Idaho.

Reviews for Defending the Trinity in the Reformed Palatinate: The Elohistae

Merkle's careful analysis of Zanchi's De Tribus Elohim and its reception may serve as a helpful introduction to the variegated 'world of Reformed exegesis.' Defending the Trinity is recommended for readers interested in the history of scriptural interpretation and the development of trinitarian theology within the early modern Reformed tradition. * Brent A. Rempel, Reading Religion *