L'Europe de l'exégèse au XVIe siècle : Interprétations de la parabole des ouvriers à la vigne (Matthieu 20,1-16)

With reference to the parable of the workers in the vineyard in Mt 20:1-16, this volume explores what European commentators in the 16th century were thinking about this text and what other biblical commentaries in general can contribute to clarifying the biblical text today. After a 31-page introduction, it discusses the text of the parable as it appears in the ancient texts (Greek, Syriac, Latin), the newer Latin versions, and the versions in modern languages. Then it investigates the various commentaries from the 16th century in four periods (1516-25, 1527-42, 1544-63, and 1564-98), including Erasmus, Luther, Lefèvre d'Étaples, Melanchthon, M. Bucer, H. Zwingli, H. Bullinger, J. Calvin, A. Salmeron, and J. Nadal.It concludes with general observations on the readers and their models of interpretation, their different approaches, and the contributions of these expositions to our understanding of European history in the 16th century and to biblical exegesis. A 146-page bibliography is included.