Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-211) and indexes.
Calvin, Barth and Christocentrism -- Introduction -- Christ and election -- Exegesis and election -- On comparing Calvin and Barth -- Mapping the argument -- Christology and election -- Introduction -- Jesus Christ as the subject of election -- Jesus Christ as the object of election -- Conclusion : Trinity and election -- Community and election -- Introduction -- Calvin on Israel and the Church -- Barth on the community -- Romans 9.1-23 -- Romans 9.24-11.36 -- Conclusion : covenant and election -- Hermeneutics and election -- Introduction -- The hermeneutics of election in Calvin -- The hermeneutics of election in Barth -- Conclusion : revelation and election -- Conclusion.
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What role does the interpretation of Scripture play in theological construction? In Reading the Decree David Gibson examines the exegesis of election in John Calvin and Karl Barth, and considers the relationship between election and Christology in their thought. He argues that for both Calvin and Barth their doctrine of election and its exegetical moorings are christologically shaped, but in significantly different ways. Building on Richard A. Muller's conceptual distinction between Calvin's soteriological christocentrism and Barth's principial christocentrism, Gibson carefully explores their.