Take hold of the robe of a Jew : Herbert of Bosham's Christian hebraism / by Deborah L. Goodwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodwin, Deborah L.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian traditions 1573-5664 ; v. 126.

Studies in the history of Christian traditions, 1573-5664 ; v. 126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Herbert, of Bosham, active 12th century. Psalterium cum commento.

Herbert.

Bible. Psalms--Commentaries.

Bible.

Herbert, of Bosham, 12th century.

Bible. Psalms.

Christianity and other religions--Judaism.

Christianity and other religions.

Judaism.

Judaism--Relations--Christianity.

Relations.

Christianity.

Rashi, 1040-1105. Perush Rashi le-sefer Tehilim.

Rashi.

Physical Description:

xii, 300 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Summary:

This engaging, meticulously documented examination of Herbert of Bosham's twelfth-century psalms commentary, which used Hebrew sources, locates the commentary's author at the nexus of contemporary intellectual and social movements and presents a nuanced, integrated perspective on medieval Jewish-Christian relations.

Contents:

The life of a twelfth-century intellectual

Herbert of Bosham's Psalterium cum commento

Twelfth-century Christian hebraism in context

Colonizing the territory of Scripture

The linguistic and cultural horizons of Herbert's hebraism

Herbert's hermeneutic of the literal sense

Herbert as expositor: the faithful synagogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [277]-294) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9004149058

OCLC:

61479667