The Ten Commandments : interpreting the Bible in the medieval world / by Lesley Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Lesley (Lesley Janette), author.

Series:

Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; Volume 175.

Studies in the History of Christian Traditions, 1573-5664 ; Volume 175

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ten commandments--Criticism, interpretation, etc--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Ten commandments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (249 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What did the ten commandments have to teach? Using the commentaries of a group of scholars from c. 1150-1350, such as Peter Lombard, Robert Grosseteste, and Bonaventure, along with confessors’ manuals, mystery plays and sermon material, this book investigates the place of the Decalogue in medieval thought. Beginning with the overarching themes of law and number, it moves to consider what sort of God is revealed in the commandments of the first stone tablet, and uncovers the structure that lay behind the precepts dealing with one’s neighbour. Interpreting the commandments allows us to look at issues of method and individuality in the medieval schools, and ask whether answers intended for the classroom could make an impression on the wider world.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Lesley Smith

Approaches / Lesley Smith

Law / Lesley Smith

Number / Lesley Smith

God / Lesley Smith

Neighbour / Lesley Smith

The Hand and the Mind: Action and Intention in Keeping the Law / Lesley Smith

Word and Truth / Lesley Smith

Conformity and Diversity / Lesley Smith

Last Words / Lesley Smith

Bibliography / Lesley Smith

General Index / Lesley Smith

Index of References to Scripture / Lesley Smith.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-27488-X

OCLC:

883632060

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004274884 DOI