The Ten Commandments: Interpreting the Bible in the Medieval World (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004273924)

What did the ten commandments have to teach? Using the commentaries of a group of scholars from c. 1150-1350, such as Peter Lombard, Robert Grosseteste, and Bonaventure, along with confessors' manuals, mystery plays and sermon material, this book investigates the place of the Decalogue in medieval thought. Beginning with the overarching themes of law and number, it moves to consider what sort of God is revealed in the commandments of the first stone tablet, and uncovers the structure that lay behind the precepts dealing with one's neighbour. Interpreting the commandments allows us to look at issues of method and individuality in the medieval schools, and ask whether answers intended for the classroom could make an impression on the wider world.

Author: Lesley J. Smith
ISBN-10: 9004273921
ISBN-13: 9789004273924
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 06/05/2014
Pages: 233
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.30w x 0.70d