This article discusses a commentator’s choices in annotating Erasmus’ Paraphrases on the Pauline epistles for the ASD series. These choices also reveal the character of the paraphrases. The sources will be treated—as a reference for the biblical text Erasmus used both the Vulgate and his own Novum Testamentum and the patristic texts he mentions in his Annotationes turn out to play a role in his interpretations in the paraphrases, too—as well as the theological-philosophical choices Erasmus made and rules of rhetoric he employed. These elements are meant to help the reader to understand and evaluate the paraphrases on the Pauline epistles.
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