Originally Posted by MikeL
2. Contrary to other assumptions, Calvin was not trained as a theologian.

Calvin did not receive any academic degrees for theology. That is a different matter from saying he wasn't trained as a theologian-he did in fact have some theological training prior to studying law, as I already pointed out.

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4. Calvin wrote the _Institutes_ at age 26, with no biblical or theological formal training whatsoever.

Calvin publish the first edition of the Institutes at age 26, having had some formal theological training as a philosophy student at Collège de Montaigu. Additionally, Calvin revised the Institutes and published several editions over a 23-year period until the final Latin edition of 1559 & the final French edition of 1560. Calvin was also fluent in Greek and, as I mentioned previously, a friend of several leading Reformers of his day. Furthermore, Calvin's work set a huge theological precedent which none of Lewis' work in this respect can come close to matching. So, if Pilgrim is slightly dismissive of your summary of Lewis' opinion, it is not without justification (to use a loaded word wink ).

Kyle

I tell you, this man went down to his house justified.