German scholar of Old Testament exegesis and theology Reventlow (1929-2010) comes to a pivotal era in his history of biblical interpretation, which witnessed the rise of humanism, the Renaissance, and the Reformation and its aftermath. As throughout the series, he can notice only the most influential figures and works. His topics include Marsilio Ficino reading the Bible with Plato, Erasmus following the philosophy of Christ, the Zurich Baptists taking the commandments of Jesus with radical seriousness, and Hugo Grotius attending to the historical background of the scripture. Epochen der Bibelauslegung Band III: Renaissance, Reformation, Humanismus was published in 1997 by Verlag D. H. Beck oHG., Munich. Annotation 2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
