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"A very handy book, highly recommended for any medievalist interested in the literary use of the Bible during the Middle Ages. Although it focuses on Middle English literature, it has much to say to scholars concerned with the various ways in which Biblical paraphrase and allusion became building blocks of the new vernacular literature... Superb... A model of careful (and patient) scholarship... Should be in every college and university library." -- Richard K. Emmerson, Journal of English and German Philology "Carefully researched and accessibly set forth, this current guide is an invaluable resource for scholars and teachers of Middle English literature and culture." -- Choice "Anyone who has tried to read through the biblical literature of the Middle English period must surely be grateful for this new guide, a tool that has been lacking for too many years... Morey has done an excellent job of squeezing a great deal of material into some 400 pages." -- David C. Fowler, Christianity and Literature "Will surely find a welcome reception among those interested in biblical literature in the Middle Ages. The introductory chapters broaden our understanding of the medieval Bible, and the reference section will be an invaluable resource." -- Thomas H. Bestul, Speculum, A Journal of Medieval Studies "Will be invaluable to scholars of Middle English because of its guide to Middle English biblical literature... Morey has gathered the information and rendered it into a format that is easy to read, understand, and use... Morey's work is a first step toward recognizing the existence of a vernacular 'Bible' in Middle English, and [his] guide to that literature is a much-needed reference source." -- Beth Crachiolo, The Medieval Review