Divine accommodation in John Calvin's theology : : analysis and assessment / / Arnold Huijgen.

• Superior document: Reformed historical theology ; v. 16
• Author: Huijgen, Arnold.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Series: Reformed historical theology ; v. 16.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (418 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Hauptbeschreibung Arnold Huijgen analysiert und bewertet den Akkommodationsbegriff in der Theologie Johannes Calvins. Akkommodation meint, dass Gott sich in seiner Offenbarung dem menschlichen Begriffsvermögen anpasst. Calvins Akkommodationsbegriff wurde wahrscheinlich terminologisch beeinflusst von Erasmus, während es inhaltlich geprägt wurde von Motiven aus der Theologie der Kirchenvätern. Der Autor vertritt die These, dass Calvins Akkommodationsbegriff unter zwei Aspekten beschrieben werden kann: Pädagogik und Offenbarung. Der pädagogische Aspekt liegt in Calvins Verständnis der

Table of Contents

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Body; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Object of the present study; 1.2 "Divine accommodation" in recent Calvin research; 1.2.1 Polemical use of the concept; 1.2.2 Accommodation and exegesis, pedagogy, rhetoric; 1.2.3 David F. Wright's restatement of the case; 1.2.4 Most recent contributions; 1.2.5 Formulation of desiderata; 1.3 "Divine accommodation" and systematic theology; 1.3.1 Kuitert's critique; 1.3.2 Divine accommodation and 17th century philosophy; 1.3.3 Revelation as self-revelation; 1.3.4 Criteria for an assessment

1.4 Method and outline2. Roots of the concept of divine accommodation; 2.1 Classical rhetoric; 2.1.1 Cicero; 2.1.2 Rhetorica ad Herennium; 2.1.3 Quintilian; 2.1.4 Conclusion; 2.2 Church Fathers; 2.2.1 Justin, Tertullian, Irenaeus; 2.2.2 Clement of Alexandria, Origen; 2.2.3 Athanasius; 2.2.4 The Cappadocians; 2.2.5 Chrysostom; 2.2.6 Augustine; 2.2.7 Conclusion; 2.3 Erasmus of Rotterdam; 2.3.1 Tension of Spirit and letter; 2.3.2 Virtue of Christ and His disciples; 2.3.3 Rhetorical term; 2.3.4 Conclusion; 2.4 Conclusion; 3. Historical questions about accommodation in Calvin

3.1 Calvin's reception of earlier ideas of accommodation3.1.1 Reception of the rhetorical idea; 3.1.2 Reception of the patristic idea; 3.1.3 Reception of Erasmus' view; 3.1.4 Conclusion; 3.2 Developments in Calvin's concept of accommodation; 3.2.1 Institutes 1536; 3.2.2 Institutes 1539; 3.2.3 Institutes 1543; 3.2.4 Between Institutes 1543 and 1559; 3.2.5 Institutes 1559; 3.2.6 After the Institutes 1559; 3.2.7 Conclusion; 3.3 Conclusion; 4. Accommodation as pedagogy; 4.1 Pedagogical images of divine accommodation; 4.1.1 Family and school; 4.1.2 Father, teacher, physician; 4.1.3 Child and pupil

4.1.4 Doctrine and the ABCs4.1.5 Conclusion; 4.2 Divine accommodation as tolerance; 4.2.1 Fatherly tolerance; 4.2.2 Concessions to "hardness of heart"; 4.2.3 Judicial strictness; 4.2.4 Conclusion; 4.3 Development of pedagogical accommodation; 4.3.1 Accommodation under the Old Testament; 4.3.1.1 Unity of the Testaments and accommodation; 4.3.1.2 Phases in Old Testament accommodations; 4.3.1.3 Character of Old Testament accommodations; 4.3.2 Christ the Mediator as pivot of accommodation; 4.3.3 Accommodation under the New Testament; 4.3.3.1 Israel, circumcision, and the temple

4.3.3.2 Sacraments4.3.3.3 Eschatological outlook; 4.3.4 Conclusion; 4.4 Conclusion; 5. Accommodation as revelation; 5.1 Accommodated revelation and God's transcendent essence; 5.1.1 God's essence behind accommodated revelation; 5.1.2 Hermeneutical consequences; 5.1.2.1 All Biblical language is accommodated; 5.1.2.2 God's repentance; 5.1.2.3 God's emotions; 5.1.2.4 Localizations of God; 5.1.2.5 God's 'persona'; 5.1.3 Human knowledge of God's essence; 5.1.3.1 Faith in Christ as entrance into the inaccessible; 5.1.3.2 God's essence and God's nature; 5.1.4 Conclusion

5.2 Character of accommodated revelation