The Ten Commandments: Interpreting the Bible in the Medieval World: 175 (Studies in the History of Christian Traditions) - Hardcover

Smith, Lesley J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004273921 ISBN 13: 9789004273924

Publisher: Brill, 2014

Synopsis

What did the ten commandments have to teach? Using the commentaries of a group of scholars from c. 1150-1350, such as Peter Lombard, Robert Grosseteste, and Bonaventure, along with confessors' manuals, mystery plays and sermon material, this book investigates the place of the Decalogue in medieval thought. Beginning with the overarching themes of law and number, it moves to consider what sort of God is revealed in the commandments of the first stone tablet, and uncovers the structure that lay behind the precepts dealing with one's neighbour. Interpreting the commandments allows us to look at issues of method and individuality in the medieval schools, and ask whether answers intended for the classroom could make an impression on the wider world.

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About the Author

Lesley Smith, D.Phil. (Oxon.) is a Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford University. Her publications for Brill include The 'Glossa Ordinaria': The Making of a Medieval Bible Commentary (2009) and (with P.D.W. Krey) Nicholas of Lyra: The Senses of Scripture (2000).

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004273921
• ISBN 13: 9789004273924
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 249