Biblical Interpretation from the Church Fathers to the Reformation

Download or read book Biblical Interpretation from the Church Fathers to the Reformation written by Karlfried Froehlich and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of biblical interpretation has attracted considerable attention in recent decades. One area of research in which even the most basic questions are still under debate is the phenomenon of the biblical Glossa Ordinaria, the standard Bible commentary used by Christian theologians from the twelfth century to the Reformation. Part I unites the author's major contributions to Glossa studies - its origin, its false ascription to Walahfrid Strabo, its use among the preachers of the thirteenth and fourteenth century and the Reformers, both Catholic and Protestant, of the sixteenth. Part II concentrates on the image of two central New Testament figures, the Apostles Peter and Paul, in biblical exegesis. The studies illuminate the pivotal role in the history of the church played by certain shifts in the understanding of Petrine texts, and trace conflicting tendencies in the interpretation of Paul down to the Reformation of the sixteenth century.