An Introduction to the Medieval Bible

✍ Scribed by Frans van Liere

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 336
• Series: Introduction to Religion
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

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.

✦ Table of Contents

Dedication
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-x

Preface
pp xi-xvi

Chapter 1 - Introduction
pp 1-19

Chapter 2 - The Bible as Book
pp 20-52

Chapter 3 - The Medieval Canon
pp 53-79

Chapter 4 - The Text of the Medieval Bible
pp 80-109

Chapter 5 - Medieval Hermeneutics
pp 110-140

Chapter 6 - The Commentary Tradition
pp 141-176

Chapter 7 - The Vernacular Bible
pp 177-207

Chapter 8 - The Bible in Worship and Preaching
pp 208-236

Chapter 9 - The Bible of the Poor?
pp 237-260

Afterword
pp 261-264

Appendix A - A Comparative Canon Chart
pp 265-268

Appendix B - Names for Biblical Books
pp 269-270

Appendix C - A Schematic Genealogy of Old Testament Translations
pp 271-272

Bibliography
pp 273-302

Index of Manuscripts Cited
pp 303-303

Index of Biblical References
pp 304-305

Subject and Author Index
pp 306-320