The Ten Commandments: interpreting the Bible in the medieval world

Preliminary Material /Lesley Smith -- Approaches /Lesley Smith -- Law /Lesley Smith -- Number /Lesley Smith -- God /Lesley Smith -- Neighbour /Lesley Smith -- The Hand and the Mind: Action and Intention in Keeping the Law /Lesley Smith -- Word and Truth /Lesley Smith -- Conformity and Diversity /Les...

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Main Author: Smith, Lesley (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Brill 2014
In: Studies in the history of Christian traditions (175)
Year: 2014
Reviews:[Rezension von: Smith, Lesley, The Ten Commandments : interpreting the Bible in the medieval world] (2017) (Witte, Markus, 1964 -)
[Rezension von: Smith, Lesley, The Ten Commandments : interpreting the Bible in the medieval world] (2016) (Witte, Markus, 1964 -)
Series/Journal:Studies in the history of Christian traditions 175
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Decalog / Exegesis / History 1100-1500
Further subjects:B Ten Commandments Criticism, interpretation, etc History Middle Ages, 600-1500
Online Access: Volltext (DOI)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Preliminary Material /Lesley Smith -- Approaches /Lesley Smith -- Law /Lesley Smith -- Number /Lesley Smith -- God /Lesley Smith -- Neighbour /Lesley Smith -- The Hand and the Mind: Action and Intention in Keeping the Law /Lesley Smith -- Word and Truth /Lesley Smith -- Conformity and Diversity /Lesley Smith -- Last Words /Lesley Smith -- Bibliography /Lesley Smith -- General Index /Lesley Smith -- Index of References to Scripture /Lesley Smith.
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
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:900427488X
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Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004274884