Erasmus had "three different categories of publication: clever satires meant to show people the error of their ways, serious moral treatises meant to offer guidance toward proper Christian behavior, and scholarly editions of basic Christian texts (Lerner 425.)" One of Erasmus' most famous works belonged to the first category, The Praise of Folly, in which he ridiculed "Scholastic pedantry and dogmatism", as well as the "ignorance and superstitious credulity of the masses (Lerner 425...
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Erasmus brought out reliable editions of many Christian works, and he also correctly translated the New Testament, for he thought that "no one could be a good Christian without being certain of exactly what Christ's message really was (Lerner 425.)" This translation was one of the most significant milestones of biblical scholarship of all time...
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