{"product_id":"collected-works-of-erasmus-desiderius-erasmus-9781487569167","title":"Collected Works of Erasmus: Annotations on Acts","description":"\u003cp\u003eErasmus's \u003cem\u003eAnnotations\u003c\/em\u003e began as marginal comments in his own copy of the New Testament and were subsequently published in 1516 as a supplement to the \u003cem\u003eNovum Instrumentum\u003c\/em\u003e. His annotations were intended to justify his changes based on the Greek text. In each successive edition, published between 1516 and 1535, the \u003cem\u003eAnnotations\u003c\/em\u003e grew in size and scope, providing Erasmus with the opportunity to defend his translations in the face of growing criticism from orthodox Catholic theologians. His notes reveal a man of the Renaissance, a man with a humanist instinct, and an obsessively humanist mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume of the \u003cem\u003eCollected Works of Erasmus\u003c\/em\u003e notes the editorial changes made in the five editions and also provides the reader with information about the patristic, medieval, and contemporary sources consulted by Erasmus, and about the evolving relations with contemporary critics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book highlights how \u003cem\u003eAnnotation on Acts\u003c\/em\u003e played a pivotal role in the development of sixteenth-century biblical exegesis and mark a significant stage in the evolution of humanist biblical scholarship. The annotations in this volume intrigue with their method, delight with their apparent self-confidence, charm with their personal allusions whether laudatory or contemptuous, and illuminate the text of \u003cem\u003eActs\u003c\/em\u003e for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Desiderius Erasmus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487569165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487569167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Desiderius Erasmus","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838523494655,"sku":"9781487569167","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09092492-b3f9-42de-af49-d93e75240c19.jpg?v=1746590093","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-works-of-erasmus-desiderius-erasmus-9781487569167","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}