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The Reformation · c. 1540–1564
The Biblical Commentaries
John Calvin · 1509–1564
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What it is
Commentaries on nearly the whole Bible, written to lucid brevity, attending to the author's intention and refusing to find doctrine where the text does not put it.
Why it lasted
Still consulted by scholars who share none of Calvin's theology, and the largest single body of Reformation exegesis.
Scripture it works from
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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