Language:
German
Year of publication:
2004
Titel der Quelle:
Revista Catalana de Teología
Angaben zur Quelle:
29,2 (2004) 397-419
Keywords:
Eymerich, Nicolas
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New Testament. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Christianity and antisemitism History To 1500
Abstract:
Eymerich (1320-1399) was both a theologian and an Inquisitor. In his commentary on the Gospel of John, he considered the apostle's purpose to be the refutation of heresies. Thus, he interpreted John 1:11, "He came unto his own, and his own received him not", like other commentators, as referring to the Jews of Jesus' time and of his own. But unlike other theologians, he held that although belief in Christ depends on God's grace, it is man's free will that decides whether to accept that grace. The Jews freely chose not to believe, and their unbelief is an unpardonable sin. Any Christian who denies their guilt (by denying free will) is a heretic. It vexed him that the Inquisition had no jurisdiction over the Jews themselves.
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