TY  - GEN
T1  - Expositions of the Psalms
T2  - Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536. Works. 1974 ;
A1  - Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536
A2  - Baker-Smith, Dominic
A2  - Heath, Michael J. (Michael John)
LA  - English
LA  - Latin
PP  - Toronto Ont. ; Buffalo N.Y.
PB  - University of Toronto Press
YR  - 1997
UL  - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn763138696
AB  - Between 1515 and 1533 Erasmus wrote commentaries on eleven psalms. His principal aim was, as in his Paraphrases, to contribute, through the exposition of the Bible, to the renewal of preaching and devotional literature. This is the first of three volumes of the Expositions of the Psalms in the Collected Works of Erasmus. It contains the commentaries 'Blessed the Man' / 'Beatus vir,' 'Why Did the Nations Rage?' / 'Quare fremuerunt gentes?,' 'O Lord, How Have My Tormentors Multiplied?' / 'Domine quid multiplicati?,' and 'A Sermon on the Fourth Psalm' / 'In psalmum quartum concio.' The commentaries in this volume recall many of Erasmus' favourite preoccupations and themes: his concern with Christian ethics; his constant exhortation to readers to practise the philosophia Christi and place their trust in God; the importance of exercising, in deeds rather than merely in words, charity towards those less fortunate than oneself, and the need to avoid vanity and falsehood at every turn. Erasmus stresses the role of the psalms as a comfort in tribulation and an exhortation to piety - in the very specific meaning that he gives to that word. He remains ever concerned about how the psalms relate to each individual in the conduct of his or her life. The introduction by Dominic Baker-Smith provides an important framework for the understanding and appreciation of all three volumes of the Expositions of the Psalms.
CN  - BS1429 .E73 1997
SN  - 9781442674745
SN  - 1442674741
SN  - 0802043089
SN  - 9780802043085
SN  - 0802035841
SN  - 9780802035844
SN  - 9780802099792
SN  - 0802099793
SN  - 0802028314
SN  - 9780802028310
KW  - Bible. : Psalms : Commentaries : Early works to 1800.
KW  - Bible. : Psalms
KW  - HISTORY : Renaissance.
KW  - Commentaries
KW  - Early works
ER  -