Patristic Theories of Biblical Interpretation: The Latin Fathers

Cambridge University Press, 6/16/2016
EAN 9781107066557, ISBN10: 1107066557

Hardcover, 280 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
Language: English
Originally published in English

This volume provides an in-depth analysis of patristic hermeneutics for those who research, teach, or study the early church and the interpretation of Scripture. It focuses exclusively on Latin authors - such as Jerome, Augustine, and Gregory - whose writings contain substantial discussion of hermeneutics and who were known, read, and cited in the Middle Ages and beyond. In this collection of essays, leading international experts in the field identify key passages on patristic hermeneutical theory and demonstrate how the works of these authors have been fundamental for Latin traditions of biblical interpretation. Patristic Theories of Biblical Interpretation offers a selective yet comprehensive guide to a previously understudied area.

1. Introduction Tarmo Toom
2. Tyconius' hermeneutics
the way the Holy Spirit expresses itself though the Scripture Jean-Marc Vercruysse
3. Jerome's hermeneutics
how to exegete the Bible? Aline Canellis
4. Augustine's hermeneutics
the science of the divinely given signs Tarmo Toom
5. Cassian's hermeneutics
purity of heart and the vision of God Christopher J. Kelly
6. Junillus Africanus' hermeneutics
Antioch and beyond Peter W. Martens and Alden Bass
7. Cassiodorus' hermeneutics
the Psalms and the arts of language Rita Copeland
8. Gregory's hermeneutics
scripture as a path to God Brendan Lupton
9. Isidore's hermeneutics
the codification of the tradition Thomas O'Loughlin.