{"id":10409670050086,"title":"Theodore Beza's Commentary \u0026 Annotations on the New Testament: James","handle":"theodora-bezas-commentary-annotations-on-the-new-testament-james","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0709\/8859\/5494\/files\/DavenantPress_logo-01.jpg?v=1698851619\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(49, 99, 77);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor: Kirk Summers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(49, 99, 77);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(49, 99, 77);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages: 242\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eAn Unrivaled Authority of 16th-Century Biblical Exegesis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eFor centuries, Theodore Beza has been eclipsed by John Calvin and unfairly dismissed as a mere technical logician. Yet, during the Reformation, his Latin \u003ci\u003eAnnotations\u003c\/i\u003e served as the preeminent benchmark for biblical scholarship. Now, in a historic first, Davenant Press presents the premiere English translation of Beza’s profound work on the Epistle of James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eTranslated and edited by Professor Kirk Summers, this volume reintroduces Beza as a devoted, prayerful, and brilliant student of the Word. Through exhaustive linguistic analysis and rigorous textual criticism, Beza offers a wealth of clarity on the Greek text, connecting the brilliance of the sixteenth century with the modern reader.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThis translation is more than a scholarly achievement; it is a vital resource for the church. Pastors and students will discover a vibrant spirituality within these pages—most notably in Beza’s celebrated defense of the internal consistency between James and Paul regarding faith and works. As the debut volume in a landmark series from Davenant Press, \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e invites a new generation to recover the legacy of a master and view the New Testament through the eyes of a Reformation giant.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirk Summers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, the son of a Reformed Pastor. He studied Greek and Latin as an undergraduate, attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and earned an MA in Latin from the University of Nebraska and a PhD in Classical Philology from the University of Illinois. After teaching at Loyola University Chicago, he joined the faculty of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where he spent the remainder of his career teaching Classics. His research focuses on Theodore Beza and the development of the Reformed tradition. His publications include \u003ci\u003eMorality After Calvin\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford University Press, 2016) and the co-edited volume \u003ci\u003eTheodore Beza at 500\u003c\/i\u003e (Vandenhoeck \u0026amp; Ruprecht, 2020). 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Yet, during the Reformation, his Latin \u003ci\u003eAnnotations\u003c\/i\u003e served as the preeminent benchmark for biblical scholarship. Now, in a historic first, Davenant Press presents the premiere English translation of Beza’s profound work on the Epistle of James.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eTranslated and edited by Professor Kirk Summers, this volume reintroduces Beza as a devoted, prayerful, and brilliant student of the Word. Through exhaustive linguistic analysis and rigorous textual criticism, Beza offers a wealth of clarity on the Greek text, connecting the brilliance of the sixteenth century with the modern reader.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThis translation is more than a scholarly achievement; it is a vital resource for the church. Pastors and students will discover a vibrant spirituality within these pages—most notably in Beza’s celebrated defense of the internal consistency between James and Paul regarding faith and works. As the debut volume in a landmark series from Davenant Press, \u003ci\u003eJames\u003c\/i\u003e invites a new generation to recover the legacy of a master and view the New Testament through the eyes of a Reformation giant.\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirk Summers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e grew up in Gulfport, Mississippi, the son of a Reformed Pastor. He studied Greek and Latin as an undergraduate, attended Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, and earned an MA in Latin from the University of Nebraska and a PhD in Classical Philology from the University of Illinois. 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