How to Read the Gospels: A Tale of Two Commentators
Modern Christians tend to read the gospels as if they were outlines for historical novels or movie scripts presenting Jesus as he really was. But how much does our reading of the gospels depend on the environment in which we encounter them, whether in digital format, in print or manuscript, heard or...
| Published in: | Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale |
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| Subtitles: | "The Gospels in Medieval Communities and Daily Life, Part 1, Written and Spoken Word" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Il Mulino
2022
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| In: |
Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale
Year: 2022, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 175-204 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAE Church history 900-1300; high Middle Ages KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Baptism
B Media Studies B Rupert of Deutz B Light B Cornelius a Lapide B Gospel of Matthew B Marshall McLuhan |
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| Summary: | Modern Christians tend to read the gospels as if they were outlines for historical novels or movie scripts presenting Jesus as he really was. But how much does our reading of the gospels depend on the environment in which we encounter them, whether in digital format, in print or manuscript, heard orally or read in writing, by oil lamp or electric light? This article compares two of the most prolific scriptural commentators in the Catholic tradition, the Benedictine Rupert of Deutz and the Jesuit Cornelius a Lapide, for an insight into the way the media affect our access to the gospels. |
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| ISSN: | 2785-1311 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Quaderni di storia religiosa medievale
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.32052/106686 |