Calvin: Commentaries - Contents
CALVIN: COMMENTARIES
GENERAL EDITORS' PREFACE
CONTENTS
PREFACE
General Introduction
CALVIN AS BIBLICAL COMMENTATOR
I. THE QUALITY OF THE COMMENTATOR
II. THE PREPARATION OF THE COMMENTARIES
III. CALVIN AS RENAISSANCE HUMANIST
IV. INTERPRETER FOR THE SUFFERING CHURCH
Introductory Selections from Calvin
THE TEXT
I. AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH FROM THE DEDICATION OF THE COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS
II. PREFACE TO OLIVÉTAN'S NEW TESTAMENT
III. EPISTLE TO SIMON GRYNAEUS ON THE COMMENTARY ON ROMANS
I The Bible
1. THE WORD OF GOD
2. THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENTS
3. THE LAW AND THE GOSPEL
4. EXAMPLES OF EXEGESIS
II The Knowledge of God
III Jesus Christ
1. THE MEDIATOR
2. THE PERSON OF CHRIST
3. ASCENSION: EXAMPLES OF EXEGESIS
4. CHRIST THE KING AND THE KINGDOM OF CHRIST
IV The Christian Life
1. SALVATION
2. THE CHRISTIAN WARFARE
3. THE CROSS AND PERSECUTION
V Faith
1. Aspects of faith
2. FAITH AS FAITHFULNESS AND COURAGE
3. FAITH AS HUMAN ACT
VI Providence
1. PROVIDENCE AND HUMAN ACTION
2. PROVIDENCE AND GOD
VII Election and Predestination
1. ELECTION
2. PREDESTINATION
VIII Ethics and the Common Life
1. WORSHIP AND ETHICS
2. FREEDOM, LOVE, EQUALITY
3. SOCIAL ETHICS: THE USE OF GOD'S GIFTS
4. MARRIAGE
IX The Church
1. THE CONDITION OF THE CHURCH
2. THE MINISTRY
3. PREACHING AND TEACHING
GENERAL INDEX