Literal Sense and the Gospel of John in Late Medieval Commentary and - Literatur

Informationen zum Autor Mark Hazard Klappentext Focusing on the famous Medieval commentator Nicolas of Lyra and the anonymous Middle English biblical adaptation of the Gospel of John, the Cursor Mundi, this book examines the development of the analytical tools of biblical literary criticism showing how late Medieval commentators negotiated the paradoxical interdependence of the literal and spiritual senses, as transmitted by traditional and inherited vocabularies, through a focus on narrative structure. Mark Hazard combines an enlightening account of the actual practice of professional commentators, the history of Gospel interpretation and cultural history to reveal that remarkable shift in the treatment of the Bible that modern scholars would regard as having laid the groundwork for the historical-critical methods in biblical research. As such this book sheds light not only on the 14th century practice of biblical interpretation, but will also be of value to those currenlty engaged in reading and writing about the bible. Zusammenfassung This book deals with medieval literary criticism of the Bible; it centers on the paradoxical interdependence of the literal and spiritual senses through examination of Nicholas of Lyra's literal commentary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Nicholas of Lyra and the Narrative of John’s Gospel; Chapter 3 The Cursor Mundi, Narrative, and Sacred History; Chapter 4 The Four Daughters of God, The Last Judgment, and the Scope of the Real;

Product details

• Authors: MArk Hazard
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.09.2002
• EAN: 9780415941235
• ISBN: 978-0-415-94123-5
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: Studies in Medieval History and Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Reference, RELIGION / Reference, Literature: history & criticism, Literature: history and criticism, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval