106/1
phareses / that is /
seperated. From perushim ("those who are
separated") or perishut ("those who sanctify").
They were distinguished by their strict observance of the
traditional and written law and by their claims to superior sanctity.
For "Sadducees" and "Pharisees," cf. Illustrated
Dictionary and Concordance of the Bible, gen. ed. Geoffrey
Wigoder (New York: Macmillan, 1986).
106/4–7
so that . . .
duties. Cf. Mark 7.10–13.
106/8–9
Calil . . .
haueparte of. The Hebrew word Calil
refers particularly to a "whole burnt offering." Cf. Deut.
33.10, Ps. 51.19, Mark 12.33.
106/16–18
zele . . .
phareses. Cf. Matt. 23.13–33, Luke 11.42–44.
106/19–107/23
But . . .
dreade. The role ascribed to the law sharply distinguishes
Tyndale's account of justification from that of Luther, for whom saving
faith is exclusively focused on God's redemptive mercy in
Christ toward those whom the law has prepared by convicting
them of sin. In justification, for Luther, God relates to a believer who
has been carried beyond the demands of the law. (JW)
106/21–22
litle Paul.
Cf. Erasmus' annotation on Rom. 1.1, PAVLVS.),
1516 NT, Paulus autem Graecis sonat quietum, . . .
Romanis pusillum sonat (Reeve 2.334). "'Paul' means
'calm' among the Greeks, . .. 'very small' among the Romans."