An Introduction to the Medieval Bible

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ID19904978
AuthorsFrans van Liere (Calvin University, corresponding author)
Year2014
Publication date2014-03-31
Open AccessYes
TypeBOOK
VenueIntroduction to the Medieval Bible (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9780511843051
OpenAlexW4301722206
ISBN9780511843051
Open LibraryOL10437683M
LanguageEN
Citations received4

The Middle Ages spanned the period between two watersheds in the history of the biblical text: Jerome's Latin translation c.405 and Gutenberg's first printed version in 1455. The Bible was arguably the most influential book during this time, affecting spiritual and intellectual life, popular devotion, theology, political structures, art, and architecture. In an account that is sensitive to the religiously diverse world of the Middle Ages, Frans van Liere offers here an accessible introduction to the study of the Bible in this period. Discussion of the material evidence - the Bible as book - complements an in-depth examination of concepts such as lay literacy and book culture. This introduction includes a thorough treatment of the principles of medieval hermeneutics, and a discussion of the formation of the Latin bible text and its canon. It will be a useful starting point for all those engaged in medieval and biblical studies

Aesthetics · Art · Exegesis · Hermeneutics · Literacy · Literature · Middle Ages · Period (music) · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Classics · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Medieval Literature and History · Philosophy · Theology and Canon Law Studies · Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc · Biblical studies, criticism & exegesis

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