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Bible In 16th C
Steinmetz
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Description for Bible In 16th C
paperback. Illuminates a spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. This work explores topics including Jewish exegesis and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history. Editor(s): Steinmetz, David C. Series: Duke Monographs in Medieval & Renaissance Studies. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLH; HRCG; HRCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 19. Weight in Grams: 476.
A distinguished group of authors here illuminate a broad spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. Originally published in 1990, these essays take as their common ground the thesis that the intellectual and religious life of the sixteenth century cannot be understood without attention to the preoccupation of sixteenth-century humanists and theologians with the interpretation of the Bible. Topics explored include Jewish exegesis and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history.
A distinguished group of authors here illuminate a broad spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. Originally published in 1990, these essays take as their common ground the thesis that the intellectual and religious life of the sixteenth century cannot be understood without attention to the preoccupation of sixteenth-century humanists and theologians with the interpretation of the Bible. Topics explored include Jewish exegesis and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history.
Contributors. Irena Backus, Guy Bedouelle, Kalman P. Bland, Kenneth G. Hagen, Scott H. Hagen, Scott H. Hendrix, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Duke University Press Books United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Duke Monographs in Medieval & Renaissance Studies
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822318491
SKU
V9780822318491
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About Steinmetz
David Steinmetz is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity at Duke University Divinity School.
Reviews for Bible In 16th C
All blurbs are from reviews for the cloth edition: 'These essays ... provide a valuable introduction to the sixteenth-century Bible commentary as a genre. However, the contributors have also succeeded in forging links between this genre and larger themes and problems of sixteenth-century history, offering numerous examples of how commentaries mirror the intellectual, social, and institutional developments of their time.' ... Read more