The Gospel of John in the sixteenth century
Subtitle: the Johannine exegesis of Wolfgang Musculus
By: Craig S. Farmer.
Series: Oxford studies in historical theology
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
Subjects: Musculus, Wolfgang, 1497-1563.; Bible. N.T. John -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- 16th century.
Description: This study of Johannine exegesis in the sixteenth century covers nearly ever important commentator on John from the first half of the century, and examines the medieval and patristic traditions on which they drew. But while comprehensive in its scope, this book centers on the John commentary of Wolfgang Musculus (1497-1563), an influential leader of the Protestant Reformation in the cities of Augsburg and Bern.

As a theologian and biblical scholar, he authored a large number of theological and exegetical works which remained popular well into the seventeenth century. Despite his influence, however, Musculus has been virtually ignored by modern scholarship on the Reformation.

This book will be important to Reformation scholars, especially in the English-speaking world, who have long needed an introduction to this little-studied figure. Historians of exegesis and New Testament scholars will also benefit from Farmer's penetrating analysis of the "pre-clinical" exegetical tradition on the Johannine signs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index.