Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The Bible as book; 3. The medieval canon; 4. The text of the medieval Bible; 5. Medieval hermeneutics; 6. The commentary tradition; 7. The vernacular Bible; 8. The Bible in worship and preaching; 9. The 'Bible for the poor'?; Afterword.
An accessible account of the Bible in the Middle Ages that traces the formation of the medieval canon.
Frans van Liere studied theology and medieval studies at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands, and is Professor of History at Calvin College. He has published extensively on medieval biblical exegesis and twelfth-century intellectual history. His most recent publications include Andrew of Saint Victor, Commentary on Samuel and Kings (2009) and Interpretation of Scripture: Theory (Victorine Texts in Translation), Volume 3 (co-edited with Franklin Harkins, 2012).
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