Scholarship, Sacrifice and Subjectivity - The Renaissance Bible Today

The essays collected here lay bare the extraordinary powers and resources of The Renaissance Bible, with contributions by leading scholars of early modernity Anthony Grafton, Brian Cummings, Russ Leo, Beth Quitslund, and Achsah Guibbory.

List of contents

Introduction: Scholarship, Sacrifice and Subjectivity: The Renaissance Bible Today
Hannah Crawforth and Russ Leo
1. Some Early Citizens of the Respublica Litterarum Sacrarum: Christian Scholars and the Masorah Before 1550
Anthony Grafton
2. William Tyndale and Erasmus on How to Read the Bible: A Newly Discovered Manuscript of the English Enchiridion
Brian Cummings
3. Jean Calvin, Christ’s Despair, and the Reformation Decensus ad Inferos
Russ Leo
4. "A Second Bible": Liturgy and Interpretation in the Expositions of John Boys
Beth Quitslund
5. The Reformation of Hebrew Scripture: Chosen People, Chosen Nations, and Exceptionalism
Achsah Guibbory

About the author

Hannah Crawforth is Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Literature at King’s College, London, UK.
Russ Leo is Associate Professor in English at Princeton University, USA.

Summary

The essays collected here lay bare the extraordinary powers and resources of The Renaissance Bible, with contributions by leading scholars of early modernity Anthony Grafton, Brian Cummings, Russ Leo, Beth Quitslund, and Achsah Guibbory.

Product details

• Authors: Hannah Leo Crawforth
• Assisted by: Hannah Crawforth (Editor), Crawforth Hannah (Editor), Russ Leo (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2023
• EAN: 9780367761899
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76189-9
• No. of pages: 124
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; History, HISTORY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Religion: general, Christianity, c 1500 onwards to present day, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literature: history and criticism, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards