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  • In his edition of the Greek New Testament and in his "Paraphrases" of the same he forestalled the Protestant view of the Scriptures.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

  • Your "Paraphrases" charm me: nothing can be more ingenious than these

    Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

  • I shall gladly suggest to the teachers of composition at all the Conservatoires in Europe and America to adopt your "Paraphrases" as a practical guide in their teaching.

    Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

  • Paraphrases are interrupted by clarifications of terminology, and sometimes, at crucial points, by notes on divergent readings in different manuscripts and a justification of his own preference as to what to accept as Aristotle's original words.

    Alexander of Aphrodisias Frede, Dorothea 2009

  • Most of this participation was through his continued writing, producing a flood of new or revised editions of patristic texts, classical authors, improved editions of the New Testament, and a series of Paraphrases on the books of the New Testament that restated the scriptural message (as he understood it) in his own words.

    Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008

  • Paraphrases on the gospels of John, Luke, and Mark frequently used phrases and terms such as sola fides and fiducia that were integral to Luther's theology, a tendency noted by the malevolent eye of the Paris theologian Noël Béda, who was determined to prove that Erasmus was really a Lutheran and concluded

    Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008

  • Finally, after a lengthy series of hearings, in December of 1527 the faculty adopted a condemnation of some of Erasmus 'most important works, such as his Paraphrases on the New Testament.

    Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008

  • Paris, the most authoritative center of traditional theology, became another center of attacks, led by the syndic of its faculty of theology, Noël Béda, who from 1524, acting on his own initiative, investigated the orthodoxy of Erasmus 'Paraphrases on Luke and subsequently, other paraphrases.

    Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008

  • The Church of England from the last years of Henry VIII's reign through the reign of Edward VI not only praised Erasmus but actively promoted translation and publication of his anticlerical satires and his Paraphrases of the New Testament.

    Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008

  • Erasmus 'close study of the New Testament, which involved not just editing and translating the text but also probing its meaning in his accompanying annotations and in his Paraphrases, made him far more aware of the inadequacy of secular learning, even though he continued to regard the best classical authors, especially the moral philosophers, as conducive to piety and as an essential part of a good education.

    Desiderius Erasmus Nauert, Charles 2008

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