Transformations in biblical literary traditions : incarnation, narrative, and ethics : essays in honor of David Lyle Jeffrey / edited by D.H. Williams and Phillip J. Donnelly.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jeffrey, David Lyle, 1941- honouree.

Williams, Daniel H., editor.

Donnelly, Phillip J., editor.

Series:

Notre Dame studies in ethics and culture.

Notre Dame studies in ethics and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spirituality--Christianity--History.

Spirituality.

Bible--Religious aspects--Christianity--History.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame : University of Notre Dame Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

These essays not only acknowledge and clarify Jeffrey's achievement but also extend it in their attention to literary, philosophical, and religious works of the West.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part I: European Biblical Cultures""; ""Chapter 1: Latin Pedagogy and Ethical Endsin the "Royal Grammar" (1542)""; ""Chapter 2: "Propter nos" and Paradise Lost""; ""Chapter 3: Books and Their Readers""; ""Chapter 4: Backing into the Future""; ""Chapter 5: Did Napoleon Exist?""; ""Chapter 6: The Nouvelle Humanism of Henri de Lubac and G.K. Chesterton""; ""Chapter 7: "A Brother Helped by a Brother"""; ""Part II: Dissemination of Biblical Traditions""; ""Chapter 8: Revelation of the Word""

""Chapter 9: The Bible in Canada and the United States""""Chapter 10: Samson and Self-Destroying Evil""; ""Chapter 11: Medieval Biblical Drama in Post-Apartheid South Africa""; ""Chapter 12: Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature and Religion in China""; ""Chapter 13: Friend and Guide""; ""Bibliography of David Lyle Jeffrey's Published Works""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780268096717

0268096716

OCLC:

877850732