Jesuit Hebrew Studies After Trent: Cornelius a Lapide (1567–1637)
This essays studies the biblical hermeneutics of Cornelius a Lapide, focusing on his knowledge of Hebrew. After reviewing a post-Tridentine bias against Catholic biblical studies, the essay is divided in three parts. The first part is a brief introduction to a Lapide’s life; the second part addresse...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 4, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-97 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science HA Bible KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KCA Monasticism; religious orders KDB Roman Catholic Church |
| Further subjects: | B
early modern Catholic exegesis
Cornelius a Lapide
Hebrew
biblical hermeneutics
Vulgate
scripture
humanism
Jesuits
Trent
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| Summary: | This essays studies the biblical hermeneutics of Cornelius a Lapide, focusing on his knowledge of Hebrew. After reviewing a post-Tridentine bias against Catholic biblical studies, the essay is divided in three parts. The first part is a brief introduction to a Lapide’s life; the second part addresses his position on the Vulgate and its relationship to the original languages of scripture; and the third part presents key passages from a Lapide on the Hebrew language, drawn from his biblical commentaries. In the end, I argue that regardless of a Lapide’s imperfect knowledge of Hebrew, he still shows that Catholic scholars could engage in a close study of scripture’s original languages after Trent’s decree on the Vulgate, and could incorporate works from across confessional boundaries. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of Jesuit studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-00401004 |