The Jewish Decalogue has not only been depicted in the Qur＇an of the Middle Ages, but also was transmitted into the early modem era. The teaching of the Decalogue was one of the major biblical sources the 16th centur...The Jewish Decalogue has not only been depicted in the Qur＇an of the Middle Ages, but also was transmitted into the early modem era. The teaching of the Decalogue was one of the major biblical sources the 16th century reformist people adopted to defend their new religious movement against the Medieval Catholic tradition. In particular, when Martin Luther led a new protestant church, he wrote a clear commentary of the new faith in the form of two catechisms in 1529. The Small Catechism was for training of children. The Large Catechism was an institutional manual for pastors or teachers. The German reformer independently applied the Exodus version （20：17） of the Decalogue in the Large Catechism. Then, how did Luther use the Decalogue in the light of his reformation campaign？ How has his metaphorical discourse been revealed on the Decalogue？ This paper explores the textual genre and historical context of the Reformation teaching in unveiling Luther＇s religio-political intention over the authority and power of the traditional papacy.展开更多
On 29 September 1584, the first Catholic catechism was printed in China under the title The True Record of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu Shilu 天主實錄).Written primarily by the Jesuit missionary Michele Ruggieri (1543-...On 29 September 1584, the first Catholic catechism was printed in China under the title The True Record of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu Shilu 天主實錄).Written primarily by the Jesuit missionary Michele Ruggieri (1543-1607) with the assistance of at least two other Jesuits and Chinese interpreters, the catechism inaugurated the rich cultural exchange between China and Europe for which the Jesuit China mission would be renown. Despite the pioneering role of this catechism, it has been viewed for the most part by posterity as a pale forerunner of the later catechism by Ruggieri's confrere, Matteo Ricci (1552—1610), The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu Shiyi 天主實義).This article attempts to skirt the anachronistic comparison with Ricci's Tianzhu Shiyi by proposing the Tianzhu Shilu as an autonomous text expressive of a cogent strategy for tailoring Western scholasticism to the contingencies of the Chinese cultural context.展开更多
文摘The Jewish Decalogue has not only been depicted in the Qur＇an of the Middle Ages, but also was transmitted into the early modem era. The teaching of the Decalogue was one of the major biblical sources the 16th century reformist people adopted to defend their new religious movement against the Medieval Catholic tradition. In particular, when Martin Luther led a new protestant church, he wrote a clear commentary of the new faith in the form of two catechisms in 1529. The Small Catechism was for training of children. The Large Catechism was an institutional manual for pastors or teachers. The German reformer independently applied the Exodus version （20：17） of the Decalogue in the Large Catechism. Then, how did Luther use the Decalogue in the light of his reformation campaign？ How has his metaphorical discourse been revealed on the Decalogue？ This paper explores the textual genre and historical context of the Reformation teaching in unveiling Luther＇s religio-political intention over the authority and power of the traditional papacy.
文摘On 29 September 1584, the first Catholic catechism was printed in China under the title The True Record of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu Shilu 天主實錄).Written primarily by the Jesuit missionary Michele Ruggieri (1543-1607) with the assistance of at least two other Jesuits and Chinese interpreters, the catechism inaugurated the rich cultural exchange between China and Europe for which the Jesuit China mission would be renown. Despite the pioneering role of this catechism, it has been viewed for the most part by posterity as a pale forerunner of the later catechism by Ruggieri's confrere, Matteo Ricci (1552—1610), The True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu Shiyi 天主實義).This article attempts to skirt the anachronistic comparison with Ricci's Tianzhu Shiyi by proposing the Tianzhu Shilu as an autonomous text expressive of a cogent strategy for tailoring Western scholasticism to the contingencies of the Chinese cultural context.
