With Reverence for the Word : Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Jane Dammen McAuliffe

ISBN 10: 0199755752 / ISBN 13: 9780199755752

Published by Oxford University Press, USA 2010-09-14, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: With Reverence for the Word : Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Medieval Scriptural Exegesis in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA 2010-09-14
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199755752
• ISBN 13: 9780199755752
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This volume represents the first trilateral exploration of medieval scriptural interpretation. During the medieval period the three exegetical traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam produced a vast literature, one of great diversity but also one of numerous cross-cultural similarities.

About the Author

JDM is President and Professor of History at Bryn Mawr College, previously Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Georgetown University. She sits on the Council on Foreign Relations. BDW is cross-appointed as Collection Development Department for the University of Toronto Library and Professor of Religions Studies. JWG is cross-appointed to the departments of History and Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.