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Even when it is agreed that magistratical power is ordained of God, as Paul says in Romans 13, there are various theories as to how that power is applied to any particular individual in office. Is they king (e.g.) appointed immediately by God, or mediately by the people? George Buchanan famously advanced and argued for […]
There are a number of dualisms that often come up in discussions of political theology. Many of these bear resemblances with one another, even while they remain distinct–which is to say, some of them share similarities rather than identity. Below I’ve tried to sketch out what is proper to each one of these dualisms. Obviously […]
This is Part 2 of Aquinas’ exegesis of the phrase “My kingdom is not of this world” in his sixth lectio on John 18. (Part 1 can be found here.) Text Hic adhibet signa evidentia ad probandum quod regnum eius non est de hoc mundo, et primo ponit signum; secundo concludit intentum, ibi nunc autem regnum […]
Today we turn to Thomas Aquinas’ commentary on John. He discusses John 18:36 in the sixth lectio on ch. 18. His comments are rather lengthy, and so a follow-up post with the rest will be required. Text Hic ponitur responsio Christi, et primo removet suspicionis de regno suo falsitatem; secundo astruit veritatem, ibi dixit itaque ei […]
Today we get into our DeLorean and step further back in time for the fourth part in our series for a patristic witness. John Chrysostom’s comments from his 83rd Homily on the Gospel of John follow. Text My Kingdom is not of this world. He leads upwards Pilate who was not a very wicked man, […]
(Parts 1 and 2 here and here.) Our next selection comes from the In Quatuor Evangelistas, Matthaeum, Marcum, Lucam et Iohannem, item in Acta Apostolorum Comentarij of the Swiss Reformed theologian, humanist, and Christian Hebraist Konrad Pellikan (1478-1556). As previously, the text will be followed by a translation and a few remarks. Text Haec quoniam Pilatus simpliciter […]
This is the second in a series on the history of the exegesis of John 18:36 (“My kingdom is not of this world”). (Part 1 here.) Today’s selection comes from Wolfgang Musculus’ Commentarii In Evangelivm Ioannis: In Tres Heptadas Digesti. Yesterday I said that Hemmingsen’s commentary was massive. I was wrong. Musculus gives an entirely new […]
I plan to do a brief series on interpretations of John 18:36 (“My kingdom is not of this world”) in the history of exegesis, especially focusing on Protestant commentators, because (1) it is extremely important for political theology and (2), like anything else, it is open to misreading. To paraphrase Aratus, let me begin with […]
Quick! Review Conditional Forms! Conveniently: The difference between indicative and counterfactual conditionals, in a context of past time reference, is one of emphasis, and can be illustrated with a pair of examples in which the if clause is in the past indicative in the first example but in the pluperfect subjunctive in the second: If […]
A little while back, we mentioned that the 3rd Annual Convivium Irenicum would be convening in (“around”) Landrum, SC this June. Now the papers have been accepted and the lineup has been announced. Our keynote speaker is Dr. Glenn Moots of Northwood University (and fresh off a visiting professorship at Princeton.) You’ll also notice some TCI regulars: […]