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Refo500 Academic Studies, Volume 16 : Philip Melancthon and the Cappadocians - A Reception of Greek Patristic Sources in the Sixteenth Century
Overview: This work offers a comprehensive examination of how Philip Melancthon (1497-1560) used Greek patristic sources throughtout this extensive career. It is organized around Melancthon's use of Cappadocian works against his opponents: Roman Catholic, the Radical Reformers, the Reformed, and in Intra-Lutheran controversies. The author places Melancthon within the context of the patristic reception of his time. Moreover, an appendix offers a sketch of the "Cappadocian canon" of the sixteenth century, with notation of the particular sources for Melancthon's knowledge and the references to these works in modern scholarly sources. While often accused by his critics of being arbitrary in his selection of patristic authorities, too free with his quotations, and too anxious for theological harmony, this works shows Melancthon "at work" to reveal the consistent manner and Evangelical-Lutheran method by which he used patristic to proclaim "Christ and his benefits" throughout his multifaceted career.
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