1st Edition
Biblical Interpretation from the Church Fathers to the Reformation
By Karlfried Froehlich
Copyright 2010
366 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
by
Routledge
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The history of biblical interpretation has attracted considerable attention in recent decades. This is particularly true in the field of medieval exegesis where much effort has been spent on making primary materials available and advancing their interpretation. One area of research in which even the most basic questions are still under debate is the phenomenon of the biblical Glossa Ordinaria, the... Read more
Contents: Preface; Christian interpretation of the Old Testament in the High Middle Ages. The Glossa Ordinaria: Walafrid Strabo and the Glossa ordinaria: the making of a myth; Makers and takers: the shaping of the Biblical Glossa ordinaria; The Glossa ordinaria and medieval preaching; An extraordinary achievement: the Glossa ordinaria in print; The printed gloss; The fate of the Glossa ordinaria in the 16th century; Martin Luther and the Glossa ordinaria. Peter and Paul: Fallibility instead of infallibility? A brief history of the interpretation of Galatians 2:11-14; Saint Peter, papal primacy, and the exegetical tradition, 1150-1300; The chair of Peter: thoughts on an ancient Christian concept and its history; Romans 8:1-11: Pauline theology in medieval interpretation; Paul and the Late Middle Ages; Appendix; Indexes.
Biography
Karlfried Froehlich was Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Church History at Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, USA, until his retirement in 1992.
'Froehlich displays his mastery of the scholarly literature in his survey of 'Christian Interpretation of the Old Testament in the High Middle Ages' - the opening piece in this volume - and readers will need to be familiar with Latin to follow his argument in later essays. He is no pedant, though, and his easy style - especially in the lectures and in an account of his search for the 'author' of the Glossa - brings the world of medieval exegesis to life.' Lutheran Quarterly
