Critical Independence versus Christian Catholicity in Hugo Grotius’s Annotations on Matthew 23:2–3

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Philip Thomas Mohr
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This article examines the Annotationes in Novum Testamentum of Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) at Matt 23:2–3, both to understand more about Grotius’s exegetical method and to generate additional data for the effects and uses of those verses. The following are general findings from the examination. First, Grotius shows a degree of independence to make text-critical decisions that affect translation. Second, Grotius’s interpretation of Jesus’s command to the scribes and Pharisees “who sit on the chair of Moses” depends upon an understanding of jurisprudence, eschews speculation about divine institution of the teaching office, and cuts off redeployment of Jesus’s command in contemporary polemics among Christians. Third, Grotius puts Jesus’s statements in conversation with the received wisdom from “pagan” antiquity. Fourth, Grotius demonstrates an awareness of options in the history of interpretation and desires, maybe naïvely and with some self-contradiction, to show himself in harmony with ancient Christian traditions.
雨果-格劳秀斯《马太福音》23:2-3 注释中的批判独立性与基督教天主教性
本文研究了雨果-格老秀斯(Hugo Grotius,1583-1645 年)的《新约注释》(Annotationes in Novum Testamentum)中关于马太福音 23:2-3 的部分,以进一步了解格老秀斯的注释方法,并为这些经文的效果和用途提供更多数据。以下是研究的总体结论。首先,格老秀斯在做出影响翻译的文本批判性决定时表现出一定程度的独立性。其次,格劳秀斯对耶稣对 "坐在摩西宝座上 "的文士和法利赛人的命令的解释依赖于对法理学的理解,避免了对神设立教职的猜测,并切断了耶稣的命令在当代基督徒论战中的重新部署。第三,格劳秀斯将耶稣的言论与 "异教 "古代的公认智慧相提并论。第四,格劳秀斯意识到了解释史上的各种选择,并希望--也许是天真地和有些自相矛盾地--表明自己与古代基督教传统是和谐一致的。
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