An introduction to the medieval Bible /
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, popu...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ;
New York : Cambridge University Press,
2014.
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| Series: | Introduction to religion.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-302) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780521865784 0521865786 9780521684606 0521684609 |