An introduction to the medieval Bible / Frans van Liere, Calvin College.

An introduction to the medieval Bible / Frans van Liere, Calvin College.

9780521684606 paperback
0521684609 paperback
9780521865784 hardcover
0521865786 hardcover

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.

English

xv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

BS68 .L54 2014

220.09/02

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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-302) and indexes.

Introduction to religion.

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