"This is not simply a book about the past. It is a sly way of showing how to interpret the Bible today. Ian Levy, a learned scholar thoroughly at home in medieval culture and thought, introduces contemporary Christians to the deep spiritual world that opens up when the Bible is read as the Word of God."  
\--__Robert Louis Wilken__, University of Virginia  
  
"Levy has taken a vast amount of information that often is available only to the specialist and made it easily and enjoyably accessible to non-experts. For those unfamiliar with medieval biblical interpretation, this volume is a readable yet rich introduction to the topic. It lays out the broad trajectory of medieval biblical interpretation and demonstrates its relevance for the Christian church today."  
\--__Greg Peters__, Torrey Honors Institute, Biola University  
  
"With discriminating erudition, as deep as it is wide, and unfailing clarity of exposition, Levy covers the sweep of Western Christian biblical exegesis from the church fathers to the fifteenth century. As he shows, whether as monks, pastors, or masters in the schools, medieval exegetes had more in common than has sometimes been imagined. Levy's book provides a rich banquet for both specialist and nonspecialist readers interested in the history of biblical exegesis and offers food for thought for scholars currently engaged in biblical study."  
\--__Marcia L. Colish__, Oberlin College; visiting fellow in history, Yale University  
  
"In this excellent introduction, Levy proves himself a skillful and surefooted guide across the extensive, varied, and often rugged terrain of medieval scriptural exegesis. With an admirable focus on primary texts, Levy enables a wide range of medieval interpreters--from Bede and Sedulius Scottus to Nicholas of Lyra and John Wyclif--to speak across the centuries to us, challenging modern understandings of the Bible and its interpretation. As learned as it is accessible, this volume will be as helpful to the seasoned scholar as it is instructive for the novice."  
\--__Franklin T. Harkins__, Boston College  
  
"This short introduction to the history of medieval biblical studies shows the relevance of this field for today's theology and exegesis. Few are in a better position to introduce this material than Ian Levy, and he does it brilliantly in this book."  
\--__Frans van Liere__, Calvin College; author of Introduction to the Medieval Bible "Simultaneously a work of rigorous intellectual history and a handbook for recovering a lost way of reading, this book offers close readings of selected interpretive examples from across both the monastic and scholastic tradition, paying special attention to the interpretation of the letters of Paul."--__Rachel Fulton Brown__, author of Mary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and Thought

__Ian Christopher Levy__ (PhD, Marquette University) is professor of historical theology at Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages.

__Christianity Today 2019 Book Award Winner__   
This introductory guide, written by a leading expert in medieval theology and church history, offers a thorough overview of medieval biblical interpretation. After an opening chapter sketching the necessary background in patristic exegesis (especially the hermeneutical teaching of Augustine), the book progresses through the Middle Ages from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, examining all the major movements, developments, and historical figures of the period. Rich in primary text engagement and comprehensive in scope, it is the only current, compact introduction to the whole range of medieval exegesis.

This introductory guide offers a thorough overview of medieval biblical interpretation.

__Contents__ Introduction  
1. The Age of the Fathers  
2. The Early Middle Ages  
3. The Schools of the Eleventh Century: From Bec to Reims  
4. The Monks of the Twelfth Century  
5. The School of St. Victor  
6. The Schools of the Twelfth Century: From Laon to Paris  
7. Exegesis in the Universities of the Later Middle Ages  
8. Applied Exegesis: The New Testament and the Medieval Papacy  
Conclusion: Can Medieval Exegesis Speak to Us Today?  
Indexes

Levy, Ian Christopher

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Endorsements

Dedication

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

1. The Age of the Fathers

2. The Early Middle Ages

3. The Schools of the Eleventh Century

4. The Monks of the Twelfth Century

5. The School of St. Victor

6. The Schools of the Twelfth Century

7. Exegesis in the Universities of the Later Middle Ages

8. Applied Exegesis

Conclusion

Index of Scripture and Other Ancient and Medieval Sources

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Subjects

Back Cover

Christianity Today 2019 Book Award Winner  
  
This introductory guide, written by a leading expert in medieval theology and church history, offers a thorough overview of medieval biblical interpretation. After an opening chapter sketching the necessary background in patristic exegesis (especially the hermeneutical teaching of Augustine), the book progresses through the Middle Ages from the eighth to the fifteenth centuries, examining all the major movements, developments, and historical figures of the period. Rich in primary text engagement and comprehensive in scope, it is the only current, compact introduction to the whole range of medieval exegesis.

\["For anyone interested in Christianity's history","This introduction looks at the character of Christianity in Medieval ages","You'll find ways of reading that Bible that have influenced Christians for centuries"\]

A look at how Medieval Christians read and interpreted the Bible, this book is an illuminating introduction to the history of Christianity.

Introducing Medieval Biblical Interpretation

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