An Introduction To The Medieval Bible

Author : Frans van Liere
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781107728981

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An Introduction to the Medieval Bible by Frans van Liere Pdf

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.

Author : Ian Christopher Levy
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493413010

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Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation by Ian Christopher Levy Pdf

This introductory guide, written by a leading expert in medieval theology and church history, offers a thorough overview of medieval biblical interpretation. After an opening chapter sketching the necessary background in patristic exegesis (especially the hermeneutical teaching of Augustine), the book progresses through the Middle Ages from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, examining all the major movements, developments, and historical figures of the period. Rich in primary text engagement and comprehensive in scope, it is the only current, compact introduction to the whole range of medieval exegesis.

Author : Susan Boynton,Diane J. Reilly
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : History
ISBN : 9780231148276

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The Practice of the Bible in the Middle Ages by Susan Boynton,Diane J. Reilly Pdf

In this volume, specialists in literature, theology, liturgy, manuscript studies, and history introduce the medieval culture of the Bible in Western Christianity. Emphasizing the living quality of the text and the unique literary traditions that arose from it, they show the many ways in which the Bible was read, performed, recorded, and interpreted by various groups in medieval Europe. An initial orientation introduces the origins, components, and organization of medieval Bibles. Subsequent chapters address the use of the Bible in teaching and preaching, the production and purpose of Biblical manuscripts in religious life, early vernacular versions of the Bible, its influence on medieval historical accounts, the relationship between the Bible and monasticism, and instances of privileged and practical use, as well as the various forms the text took in different parts of Europe. The dedicated merging of disciplines, both within each chapter and overall in the book, enable readers to encounter the Bible in much the same way as it was once experienced: on multiple levels and registers, through different lenses and screens, and always personally and intimately.

Author : Franciscus Anastasius Liere
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780521865784

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An Introduction to the Medieval Bible by Franciscus Anastasius Liere Pdf

An accessible account of the Bible in the Middle Ages that traces the formation of the medieval canon.

Author : Jinty Nelson,Damien Kempf
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474245739

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Reading the Bible in the Middle Ages by Jinty Nelson,Damien Kempf Pdf

For earlier medieval Christians, the Bible was the book of guidance above all others, and the route to religious knowledge, used for all kinds of practical purposes, from divination to models of government in kingdom or household. This book's focus is on how medieval people accessed Scripture by reading, but also by hearing and memorizing sound-bites from the liturgy, chants and hymns, or sermons explicating Scripture in various vernaculars. Time, place and social class determined access to these varied forms of Scripture. Throughout the earlier medieval period, the Psalms attracted most readers and searchers for meanings. This book's contributors probe readers' motivations, intellectual resources and religious concerns. They ask for whom the readers wrote, where they expected their readers to be located and in what institutional, social and political environments they belonged; why writers chose to write about, or draw on, certain parts of the Bible rather than others, and what real-life contexts or conjunctures inspired them; why the Old Testament so often loomed so large, and how its law-books, its histories, its prophetic books and its poetry were made intelligible to readers, hearers and memorizers. This book's contributors, in raising so many questions, do justice to both uniqueness and diversity.

Author : James H. Morey
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0252025075

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Book and Verse by James H. Morey Pdf

"Book and Verse is guide to the variety and extent of biblical literature in England, exclusive of drama and the Wycliffite Bible, that appeared between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries. Entries provide detailed information on how much of what parts of the Bible appear in Middle English and where this biblical material can be found."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : CathleenA. Fleck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-05
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781351545532

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The Clement Bible at the Medieval Courts of Naples and Avignon by CathleenA. Fleck Pdf

As a 'biography' of the fourteenth-century illustrated Bible of Clement VII, an opposition pope in Avignon from 1378-94, this social history traces the Bible's production in Naples (c. 1330) through its changing ownership and meaning in Avignon (c. 1340-1405) to its presentation as a gift to Alfonso, King of Aragon (c. 1424). The author's novel approach, based on solid art historical and anthropological methodologies, allows her to assess the object's evolving significance and the use of such a Bible to enhance the power and prestige of its princely and papal owners. Through archival sources, the author pinpoints the physical location and privileged treatment of the Clement Bible over a century. The author considers how the Bible's contexts in the collection of a bishop, several popes, and a king demonstrate the value of the Bible as an exchange commodity. The Bible was undoubtedly valued for the aesthetic quality of its 200+ luxurious images. Additionally, the author argues that its iconography, especially Jerusalem and visionary scenes, augments its worth as a reflection of contemporary political and religious issues. Its images offered biblical precedents, its style represented associations with certain artists and regions in Italy, and its past provided links to important collections. Fleck's examination of the art production around the Bible in Naples and Avignon further illuminates the manuscript's role as a reflection of the court cultures in those cities. Adding to recent art historical scholarship focusing on the taste and signature styles in late medieval and Renaissance courts, this study provides new information about workshop practices and techniques. In these two court cities, the author analyzes styles associated with different artists, different patrons, and even with different rooms of the rulers' palaces, offering new findings relevant to current scholarship, not only in art history but also in court and collection studies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004248892

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Form and Function in the Late Medieval Bible by Anonim Pdf

Thirteenth- and fourteenth-century Latin Bibles survive in hundreds of manuscripts, one of the most popular books of the Middle Ages. Their innovative layout and organization established the norm for Bibles for centuries to come. This volume is the first study of these Bibles as a cohesive group. Multi- and inter-disciplinary analyses in art history, liturgy, exegesis, preaching and manuscript studies, reveal the nature and evolution of layout and addenda. They follow these Bibles as they were used by monks and friars, preachers and merchants. By addressing Latin Bibles alongside their French, Italian and English counterparts, this book challenges the Latin-vernacular dichotomy to show links, as well as discrepancies, between lay and clerical audiences and their books. Contributors include Peter Stallybrass, Diane Reilly, Paul Saenger, Richard Gameson, Chiara Ruzzier, Giovanna Murano, Cornelia Linde, Lucie Doležalová, Laura Light, Eyal Poleg, Sabina Magrini, Sabrina Corbellini, Margriet Hoogvliet, Guy Lobrichon, Elizabeth Solopova, and Matti Peikola.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2019-11-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467456494

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The Book of Revelation by Anonim Pdf

Medieval exegesis of the Apocalypse from Richard of St. Victor through Nicolas of Lyra In this volume Franciscan scholar David Burr concentrates on the mendicant contribution to the book of Revelation. Clashing interpretive strategies developed, mirroring authority structures in the context of the new institutional framework of the university, the new methodology of scholasticism, and expanding papal authority. By the early fourteenth century a clear victory of one strategy and one structure emerges in the work of Pierre Auriol and Nicholas of Lyra, and, conversely, the defeat of another in the posthumous condemnations of Petrus Iohannis Olivi and, to some extent, Joachim of Fiore. This is the fifth volume of The Bible in Medieval Tradition (BMT), a series designed to reconnect the church with part of its rich history of biblical interpretation.

Author : David A Salomon
Publisher : University of Wales Press
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780708324950

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An Introduction to the 'Glossa Ordinaria' as Medieval Hypertext by David A Salomon Pdf

The Glossa Ordinaria, the medieval glossed Bible first printed in 1480/81, has been a rich source of biblical commentary for centuries. Circulated first in manuscript, the text is the Latin Vulgate Bible of St. Jerome with patristic commentary both in the margins and within the text itself.

Author : William Noel,William Noeland Daniel Weiss,Daniel Weiss
Publisher : Third Millennium Information
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1903942160

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The Book of Kings by William Noel,William Noeland Daniel Weiss,Daniel Weiss Pdf

The Morgan Bible was designed to bring to life a number of selected Old Testament stories, through making them as appealing and entertaining as possible by placing biblical heroes in contemporary settings.The beautifully illustrated Book of Kings also offers the reader a unique insight into politics, religion, and culture of 13th century France. Eight essays by noted international medieval scholars of history and art, bring the court and crusades of King Louis IX (later Saint Louis) to life. Moreover, they demonstrate the relevance of Old Testament stories and imagery both in the 13th century France and in 17th century Iran, when the Picture Bible belonged to the great Safavid ruler Shah Abbas.William Noel and Daniel WeissPublished in association with the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore

Author : John Williams
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780271017686

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Imaging the Early Medieval Bible by John Williams Pdf

A unique exploration of the beginnings of biblical illustration and decoration.

Author : Beryl Smalley
Publisher : Acls History E-Book Project
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 1597401315

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The Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages by Beryl Smalley Pdf

Author : Brent A. Pitts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 2503591337

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The Anglo-Norman Bible's Book of Joshua by Brent A. Pitts Pdf

The Anglo-Norman Bible's Joshua includes tales of spies, giants, the prostitute Rahab, the punishment of Achan, oracles, and Joshua's brilliant military victories. Joshua stops the sun. The first half of the book relates Joshua's stunning conquests in Canaan. The second half, the apportionment of the land among the tribes, detailed geographical surveys of territorial boundaries, and the death of Joshua. Skilful, well-paced story telling is a feature of the ANB's Joshua. To the accounts of Rahab and Achan we may add the chronicle of Joshua's successful, crushing campaign in the wake of the destruction of Makkedah. In rapid succession, and in an annalistic style involving staccato repetition of key phrases, the narrator relates the destruction of Libnah, Lachish, Eglon, Hebron, and Debir. The text of the ANB's Joshua is extant in British Library Royal 1 C III (base manuscript, L) and Paris, Bibliotheque nationale de France, MS francais 1 (P), both c. 1350 and both the Bibles of kings. L belonged at some point in the fifteenth century to Reading's Benedictine abbey, entering the royal library in 1530. Characteristic of L is its occasional insertion of short glosses in English or Latin to clarify or correct the Anglo-Norman text. An illustrated text, P was prepared by an English workshop for the fourth baron de Welles, John, and his wife, Maud, daughter of William, Lord Ros. This is clearly the Bible of a wealthy and well-connected English family. After the Welles family, the manuscript belonged to Louis de Bruges (1492), then to King Louis XII of France.

Author : Eyal Poleg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1020705592

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Approaching the Bible in Medieval England by Eyal Poleg Pdf

Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace how the Bible was sung and preached, revered and studied in thirteenth- and fourteenth-century England