Biblical humanism and scholasticism in the age of Erasmus / edited by Erika Rummel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rummel, Erika, 1942-

Series:

Brill's companions to the Christian tradition 1871-6377 ; v. 9.

Brill's companions to the Christian tradition, 1871-6377 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--16th century.

Bible.

History.

Christianity and religious humanism.

Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536.

Erasmus, Desiderius.

Scholasticism.

Physical Description:

vi, 334 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Summary:

Throughout the Middle Ages dialectical disputation was the prevailing method of scholarly inquiry. In the fifteenth century, however, humanists challenged the scholastic method, proposing instead historical and philological approaches. This volume focuses on the polemic over the right approach to biblical studies. It describes manifestations of the controversy, ranging from its beginnings in quattrocento Italy to Germany, Spain, France, the Netherlands, and scholars associated with the papal court in the sixteenth century. Erasmus, the most prominent biblical humanist of his day, served as a lightning rod for many of the controversies discussed here and has also received much attention from modern scholars. The chapters offered here seek to lend a voice to Erasmus' critics and to right the balance in a historical narrative that has traditionally favoured the humanists.

Contents:

Criticism of biblical humanists in Quattrocento Italy / John Monfasani

Erasmus, the intellectuals, and the Reuchlin Affair / Daniel Ménager

The reaction against biblical humanism in Spain

Antonio Nebrija's biblical scholarship / Carlos del Valle Rodríguez

Anti-Erasmianism in Spain / Alejandro Coroleu

Vives and the pseudodialecticians / Charles Fantazzi

The faculty of theology at Paris and the 'theologizing humanists'

Attacks on the biblical humanism of Jacques Lefèvre d'Etaples / Guy Bedouelle

Noël Beda and the defense of tradition / James K. Farge

The campaign against biblical humanists at the University of Leuven

Martin Dorp and Edward Lee / Cecilia Asso

Leuven theologians as opponents of Erasmus and of humanistic theology / Marcel Gielis

Frans Titelmans, the congregation of Montaigu, and biblical scholarship / Paolo Sartori

Critics of biblical humanism in sixteenth century Italy

Italian biblical humanism and the papacy, 1515-1535 / Paul F. Grendler

Alberto Pio's defense of scholastic theology / Nelson H. Minnich

Emending and defending the vulgate Old Testament : Agostino Steuco's quarrel with Erasmus / Ronald K. Delph.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [319]-327) and index.

ISBN:

9789004145733

9004145737

OCLC:

213318477