Nicholas of Lyra: The Senses of Scripture

Michael Signer, Theresa Gross-Diaz, Philip Krey, Lesley Smith, Frans van Liere, Kevin Madigan, Alistair Minnis, Corrine Patton, Mark Zier, Philippe Buc, Mary Dove, Deeana Copeland Klepper, Philip D.W. Krey, Lesley Smith

ISBN 10: 9004112952 / ISBN 13: 9789004112957

Published by BRILL, 2000

&Uumlber den AutorPhilip D.W. Krey, Ph.D. (1990), Chicago, is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Early and Medieval Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of Nicholas of Lyra s . Seller Inventory # 909452416

Synopsis:

The first modern study of Nicholas of Lyra. A Franciscan teacher at the University of Paris, Nicholas (d. 1349) was an immensely important biblical commentator whose works influenced generations of scholars including Luther. Famed for his knowledge of Hebrew learning, as well as of the Latin Fathers, Nicholas was also highly conscious of interpretative method and of the Bible as literary artefact.
In his massive Postillae, Nicholas commented on the entire Bible according to both literal and spiritual senses. This masterpiece is the basis for fifteen essays which cover major biblical books, examining them in a variety of ways, such as interpretative history, theology, and even political theory. They illuminate the remarkable range of Nicholas' thinking, his impressive scholarship, and his Franciscan evangelism.
A major study of a key medieval writer.

Contributors include: Philippe Buc, Mary Dove, Theresa Gross-Diaz, Deeana Copeland Klepper, Philip D.W. Krey, Frans van Liere, Kevin Madigan, Corrine Patton, Michael A. Signer, Lesley Smith, and Mark Zier.

About the Author: Philip D.W. Krey, Ph.D. (1990), Chicago, is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Early and Medieval Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of Nicholas of Lyra's Apocalypse Commentary.
Lesley Smith, Dphil. (1986), Oxford University, is Academic Bursar and Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. She is the author of Medieval Exegesis in Translation: The Book of Ruth and of the Theology volume in The Medieval Book series.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Nicholas of Lyra: The Senses of Scripture
Publisher: BRILL
Publication Date: 2000
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New
Edition: 1st Edition