The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation

During the Reformation of the sixteenth century, the role of the Bible in both Protestant and Roman Catholic branches of western Christianity was vital and complex. Drawing on new technologies such as movable type, this period saw extraordinary energy and enterprise put into the translation, interpretation, and publication of Christianity's sacred text. As a result, an increasingly broad section of the population, from scholars and clergy to laity and children, came to be involved in the reception of the Bible and its position in early modern religious expression. The Oxford Handbook of the Bible and the Reformation provides readers with a deeper understanding of the expansive history of the Bible as it was shaped, shared, and received across Christian traditions. Chapters explore the biblical canon, translation and print, the development of Reformation hermeneutics, the history of Bible commentators, and exegesis relating to key texts and theological themes of Reformation writing and discourse. Engaging the subject broadly, intricately, and robustly, the expertise of over fifty leading experts illuminates the early modern Bible's composition and position as scripture and, from the Renaissance era on, as a printed book. By including the contributions of radical reformers, Catholics, and women scholars, the Handbook presents a deep and wide-ranging account of the importance of the Bible's reach and authority among all western Christians.

Jennifer Powell McNutt, Wheaton College,Herman J. Selderhuis, Theological University of Apeldoorn

Jennifer Powell McNutt is Franklin S. Dyrness Chair in Biblical and Theological Studies at Wheaton College, where she is Associate Professor of Theology and History of Christianity. She received her PhD in History from the University of St Andrews' Reformation Studies Institute. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and serves as President of the Calvin Studies Society. Her research focuses on the history of Christianity and theology with expertise in Reformation Studies, John Calvin, and the French Bible. She is the author of the award-winning Calvin Meets Voltaire: The Clergy of Geneva in the Age of Enlightenment, 1685-1798 (Ashgate, 2014).

Herman J.Selderhuis is Professor of Church History and Church Law at the Theological University Apeldoorn. He is director of the Refo500 Foundation, president of the Reformation Research Consortium (REFORC), president of the European Academy of Religion (EuARe), editor-in-chief of several international, academic book series, board member of several international academic organizations and of various European research projects. He is an expert on the theology and history of the Reformation and on protestant church law, areas in which he has published several books and articles.

Foreword, Bruce GordonIntroduction, Jennifer Powell McNutt and Herman J. SelderhuisPart One: The Reformation and the Biblical Canon1. The Protestant Reformation on the Biblical Canon and the Apocrypha, Gerald Bray2. Reformers and the Biblia Hebraica, Michael Graves3. Christian Hebraism, Stephen Burnett4. Roman Catholicism and the Biblical Canon, Luke MurrayPart Two: Reformation Bibles in Translation and Print5. Cardinal Cisneros, Desiderius Erasmus, and the Polyglot Bible, Erika Rummel6. The Latin Bible from the Late Middle Ages to Junius-Tremellius, Matthew McLean7. The English Bible Before the Reformation, Beth Allison Barr and Elizabeth Marvel8. Printing Bibles during the Reformation, Diana Severance9. The German Bible from Martin Luther to Johann Eck, Volker Leppin10. Marginalia and the Reception of French Bibles, Mack P. Holt11. The Visual Culture of Reformation Bibles, David J. Davis12. Reformation Children's Bibles from Martin Luther to Wendelin Rihel, Marion Keuchen13. Translating the Hungarian Protestant Bible, Pál �cs14. The Ethiopic Bible and the Reformation in Europe, David D. Daniels III15. Vernacular Bible Reading and Translation in the Confessional Era (c. 1550-1750), Wim FrançoisPart Three: The Development of Reformation Biblical Hermeneutics16. The Medieval Four Senses of Scripture and Nicholas of Lyra's Literal Interpretation of the Bible, Lesley Smith17. Humanist Textual Criticism and Lorenzo Valla's Annotationes, Annet den Haan18. The Supremacy of Scripture and Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt, Anna Marie Johnson19. Martin Luther's Biblical Hermeneutics, Christopher Boyd Brown20. Huldrych Zwingli and the Zurich Reformation on Biblical Authority and Translation, Peter Opitz21. Roman Catholic Exegesis from the Spirituali to the Jesuits, Rady Roldán-Figueroa22. The Scriptural Understanding of Matthias Flacius Illyricus, Luka Ili?23. Contested Hermeneutics between William Fulke and the Rhemish Testament, Ellie Gebarowski-Shafer24. Biblical Authority and the Radical Reformation, Alastair HamiltonPart Four: Reformation Bible Commentators25. Jacques LeFèvre d'Etaples (c.1460-1536), Christoph Schönau26. Jacob Thomas de Vio Cajetan (1464-1534), Claus Arnold27. Balthasar Hubmaier (1480-1528), Stephen Brett Eccher28 Johannes Oecolampadius (1482-1531), Diane M. Poythress, Ph.D.29. Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558), Martin J. Lohrmann30. Thomas Müntzer (1489-1525), Christopher Martinuzzi31. Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556), Sean A. Otto32. Martin Bucer (1491-1551), Annie Noblesse-Rocher33. William Tyndale (c1494-1536), Tibor Fabiny34. Marie Dentière (1495-1561), G. Sujin Pak35. Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560), Timothy J. Wengert36. Wolfgang Musculus (1497-1563), Jordan J. Ballor37. Katharina Schütz Zell (c1498-1562), Elsie Anne McKee38. Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575), Rebecca A. Giselbrecht39. John Calvin (1509-1564), R. Ward Holder40. Theodore Beza (1519-1605), Kirk SummersPart Five: Reformation Exegesis and Theology of Key Texts and Themes41. Celibacy and Marriage (Gen. 2), Euan Cameron42. The Decalogue during the Reformation (Exod. 34:28; Deut. 10:4), Hywel Clifford43. Papacy and Ecclesiastical Authority (Matt. 16:18-19; John 20:23, 21:17), Paul Avis44. The Eucharist (John 6; 1 Cor. 10-11), Amy Nelson Burnett45. Baptism (Matt. 28:19-20; Mark 16:15-16), Kirsi Stjerna46. Righteousness (Rom. 1:17), Tobias Jammerthal47. Faith (Rom. 3:28, 10:17), Gwenfair Walters Adams48. Church and State (Rom. 13), Allison Brown, Baylor University49. Predestination, Pieter Rouwendal50. Trinity (Heb. 1:3; John 1), Kenneth J. Woo