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Lutheran Humanists and Greek Antiquity: Melanchthonian Scholarship between Universal History and Pedagogy

Asaph Ben-Tov

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Description:The textual monuments of Greco-Roman antiquity, as is well known, were a staple of Europe s educated classes since the Renaissance. That the Reformation ushered in a new understanding of human fate and history is equally a commonplace of modern scholarship. The present study probes attitudes towards Greek antiquity by of a group of Lutheran humanists. Concentrating on Philipp Melanchthon, several of his colleagues and students, and a broader Melanchthonian milieu, a Lutheran understanding of Pagan and Christian Greek antiquity is traced in its sixteenth century context, positing it within the framework of Protestant universal history, pedagogical concerns, and the newly made acquaintance with Byzantine texts and post-Byzantine Greeks demonstrating the need to historicize Antiquity itself in Renaissance studies and beyond.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lutheran Humanists and Greek Antiquity: Melanchthonian Scholarship between Universal History and Pedagogy. To get started finding Lutheran Humanists and Greek Antiquity: Melanchthonian Scholarship between Universal History and Pedagogy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The textual monuments of Greco-Roman antiquity, as is well known, were a staple of Europe s educated classes since the Renaissance. That the Reformation ushered in a new understanding of human fate and history is equally a commonplace of modern scholarship. The present study probes attitudes towards Greek antiquity by of a group of Lutheran humanists. Concentrating on Philipp Melanchthon, several of his colleagues and students, and a broader Melanchthonian milieu, a Lutheran understanding of Pagan and Christian Greek antiquity is traced in its sixteenth century context, positing it within the framework of Protestant universal history, pedagogical concerns, and the newly made acquaintance with Byzantine texts and post-Byzantine Greeks demonstrating the need to historicize Antiquity itself in Renaissance studies and beyond.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lutheran Humanists and Greek Antiquity: Melanchthonian Scholarship between Universal History and Pedagogy. To get started finding Lutheran Humanists and Greek Antiquity: Melanchthonian Scholarship between Universal History and Pedagogy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Lutheran Humanists and Greek Antiquity: Melanchthonian Scholarship between Universal History and Pedagogy

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