Biblical Interpretation from the Church Fathers to the Reformation (Hardcover)

Contents: Preface; Christian interpretation of the Old Testament in the High Middle Ages. The Glossa Ordinaria: Walafrid Strabo and the Glossa ordinaria: the making of a myth; Makers and takers: the shaping of the Biblical Glossa ordinaria; The Glossa ordinaria and medieval preaching; An extraordinary achievement: the Glossa ordinaria in print; The printed gloss; The fate of the Glossa ordinaria in the 16th century; Martin Luther and the Glossa ordinaria. Peter and Paul: Fallibility instead of infallibility? A brief history of the interpretation of Galatians 2:11-14; Saint Peter, papal primacy, and the exegetical tradition, 1150-1300; The chair of Peter: thoughts on an ancient Christian concept and its history; Romans 8:1-11: Pauline theology in medieval interpretation; Paul and the Late Middle Ages; Appendix; Indexes.