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Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages

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Description for Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages Paperback. Kevin Madigan studies the development and union of scholastic, apocalyptic and Franciscan interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew from 1150 to 1350. These interpretations are placed within the context of high-medieval religious life and attitudes of the papacy toward the Franciscan Order. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 3H; HRCC2; HRCG9; HRCM; HRCX1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 363.

In this important new work, Kevin Madigan studies the development and union of scholastic, apocalyptic, and Franciscan interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew from 1150 to 1350. These interpretations are placed within the context of high-medieval religious life and attitudes of the papacy toward the Franciscan Order. Madigan uses the fortunes of the Franciscan Peter Olivi (d. 1298) and his commentary on Matthew as a lens through which to observe the larger theological and ecclesiastical developments of this era.

Structured in three sections, Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages begins with an analysis of the ... Read more

Madigan also focuses on Olivi’s Commentary on Matthew. He argues that this little-known work is perhaps the only Matthew commentary in the high Middle Ages to have been influenced by Joachim’s apocalyptic thought and shaped by internal and external disagreements over the highest form of religious life. Filled with severe criticisms of the hierarchy and leadership of the church, Olivi’s Matthew commentary was examined and eventually condemned by papally appointed theologians in the early fourteenth century.

Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages is not only a worthy contribution to the study of gospel exegesis, but also a valuable cultural and ecclesiastical history.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268037161
SKU
V9780268037161
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About Kevin Madigan
Kevin Madigan is assistant professor of the history of Christianity at Harvard Divinity School.

Reviews for Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages
“It is... heartening to turn to this penetrating study of Peter John Olivi.... Madigan shows himself a very able scholar who works in the tradition of Beryl Smalley.... With Madigan’s help, there are new reasons to benefit from the unique exegesis expounded by this gifted Franciscan friar from the land of langue d’oc, who often enough said no to whatever ... Read more

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