Teacher in faith and virtue : Lanfranc of Bec's commentary on Saint Paul / by Ann Collins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Collins, Ann Ryan.

Series:

Commentaria (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 1.

Commentaria, 1874-8236 ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lanfranc, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1005?-1089.

Lanfranc.

Bible. Epistles of Paul--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (229 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the manuscripts and text of Lanfranc's commentary on St. Paul to reconsider Lanfranc's influence upon educated culture of the eleventh century. Lanfranc's assimilation of patristic sources and his adaptation of rhetorical methods to biblical exegesis demonstrate his personal theological development as well as expectations he established for his students. Specifically, the commentary indicates a monastic curriculum that was both creative, by combining classical methods and theological inquiry, and conservative, by restricting these methods to the precepts of Ciceronian rhetoric and condemning other masters' methods. Lanfranc's commentary contributes to a broader discussion of the methods under consideration in the schools of northern France in the eleventh century and the possible competition among masters and their conflicting curricula.

Contents:

The Monastery of Bec and the beginning of a career

Text and format : the manuscripts of the commentary

Bene Vivere et bene docere : the role of the liberal arts in biblical exegesis

The commentary to Romans : an introduction to theology

Evaluating Augustine's authority : reappraisals and reevaluations

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-213) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-93964-1

9786611939649

90-474-2264-3

OCLC:

311315850

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004163478.i-219 DOI