Medieval Exegesis, Vol. 3: The Four Senses of Scripture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780802841476)

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.

Author: Henri De Lubac
ISBN-10: 0802841473
ISBN-13: 9780802841476
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2009
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.50lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.80d