A Paraphrase and Notes on the Epistles of St. Paul 1

by John Locke, Arthur W. Wainright (Editor)

Locke's posthumously published work provides important evidence of his thought during the final years of his life, and gives insights into his theology that are not available in his other writings. This critical edition of the work is based on Locke's manuscript, and includes an editorial introduction, textual, manuscript, and explanatory notes, and transcriptions of previously unpublished papers. Volume 1 covers Galatians and 1 and 2 Corinthians; Volume 2 covers Romans and Ephesians.

488 pages, cloth

First published January 1, 1707

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John Locke was an English philosopher. He is considered the first of the British Empiricists, but is equally important to social contract theory. His ideas had enormous influence on the development of epistemology and political philosophy, and he is widely regarded as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers and contributors to liberal theory. His writings influenced Voltaire and Rousseau, many Scottish Enlightenment thinkers, as well as the American revolutionaries. This influence is reflected in the American Declaration of Independence.

Locke's theory of mind is often cited as the origin for modern conceptions of identity and "the self", figuring prominently in the later works of philosophers such as David Hume, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Immanuel Kant. Locke was the first Western philosopher to define the self through a continuity of "consciousness." He also postulated that the mind was a "blank slate" or "tabula rasa"; that is, contrary to Cartesian or Christian philosophy, Locke maintained that people are born without innate ideas.

Reviews

[Gldroos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Here Locke presents a detailed summary of a selection of Paul's most prominant epistles, as well as an in-depth commentary and paraphrase of Paul's writings. Anyone who wishes to explore Paul's epistles in any degree of detail would do well to include Locke's analysis and commentary. A real treasure for the student of Paul.

[Michael Makovi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read John Locke's commentary on Romans 13. It was relatively interesting.

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