Religion

Biblical Commentaries

hese writings by Calvin develop all the core principles of Protestantism by the strict literal reading of Christian scripture. The purpose of these commentaries was to explain the literary method and technique of, and the difficult passages within literary and historical works. Calvin wrote these commentaries in order to explain scriptural writings, but in actual fact they seem to argue for and support Calvin's own theological ideas, which he believed, were backed up by the Scripture. These writings serve less as an explanation of the Bible than an explanation of the inner workings of his own personal philosophy of theology, politics and society.