Simon Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin

Simon Episcopius (1583-1643), who began his theological career as the protégé of Jacobus Arminius, led the Arminians at the Synod of Dort and was instrumental in guaranteeing Arminianism's survival. This book breaks new ground by clearly showing how, in t

Mark A. Ellis is Professor of Systematic Theology and New Testament at the Seminario Teologico Batista do Rio Grande do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Acknowledgments

ix

List of Abbreviations

xi

Introduction

1

(1)

The Problem

1

(3)

Thesis

4

(1)

Method

5

(1)

Episcopius in Contemporary Scholarship

6

(1)

Arminianism and Reformed Scholasticism

7

(6)

Conclusion

13

(12)

Arminius and Episcopius in Historical Context

25

(38)

Precursory Trends and Events: Dutch Religion, Culture and Politics

25

(5)

The Arminian Phase of the Controversy

30

(2)

Episcopius' Life and Work

32

(8)

Summary, Observations and Conclusions

40

(23)

Arminius' Doctrine of Original Sin

63

(38)

Adam as Created in the Image of God

64

(4)

The Fall of Adam

68

(11)

Arminius' Doctrine of Grace

79

(6)

Conclusion

85

(16)

Episcopius on Original Sin Up to 1621

101

(48)

Comparison of Arminius' and Episcopius' Public Disputations

102

(9)

Comparison of Arminius' and Episcopius' Private Disputations

111

(10)

The Confessio Remonstrantium

121

(7)

Parallels Between Episcopius and the Greek Fathers

128

(1)

Summary

129

(20)

Original Sin in the Institutes TheologicÆ

149

(28)

Episcopius' First Explication of Original Sin

150

(3)

The Creation of Adam

153

(4)

Sin and Redemption

157

(9)

Conclusion

166

(11)

Summary and Conclusions

177

(10)

Summary of Arminius' Doctrine of Original Sin

178

(1)

The Development of Episcopius' Doctrine of Original Sin

179

(3)

Episcopius As Heir of Arminius' Theology

182

(1)

A Comparison of Theological Methods

183

(4)

Bibliography

187

(26)

Index

213

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