Medieval Exegesis: The Four Senses of Scripture, Vol. 3 (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)

De Lubac, Henri

ISBN 10: 0802841473 / ISBN 13: 9780802841476

Published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Medieval Exegesis: The Four Senses of Scripture, Vol. 3 (Ressourcement: Retrieval & Renewal in Catholic Thought)
• Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802841473
• ISBN 13: 9780802841476
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

For many years biblical scholars were convinced that the Middle Ages was marked by a so-called pre-critical understanding of the Bible, with only a handful of isolated exceptions -- like Andrew of St. Victor -- popping up as precursors of the historical-critical method. Here, however, Henri de Lubac draws on extensive documentation to demonstrate that even among the Victorines traditional exegesis involving an interplay between the literal and spiritual senses of Scripture is a constant throughout medieval exegesis. The one exception -- a radically important one, de Lubac readily admits -- was Joachim of Flora, whose doctrine is considered in the final chapter of this volume.

This third English volume of de Lubac's monumental Medieval Exegesis covers volume 2, part 1 of his French volume and includes both the original Latin notes and an English version of the sources.

About the Author

(1896-1991) A leading figure in twentieth-century RomanCatholicism. He was named a cardinal by Pope John Paul IIin the mid-1980s.