
Medieval Exegesis in Translation
Commentaries on the Book of Ruth
Lesley Smith(Author)
Medieval Institute Publications (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
90 pages
978-1-879288-68-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book brings together and translates from the medieval Latin a series of commentaries on the biblical book of Ruth, with the intention of introducing readers to medieval exegesis or biblical interpretation. . . . Ruth is the shortest book of the Old Testament, being only four chapters long. It is partly for this reason that it lends itself so well to a short book introducing medieval exegesis; but it is also of interest in itself. Ruth poses a number of exegetical problems, including the basic one of why such an odd book, in which God never appears as an actor, and with a central character who was not an Israelite but a Moabite outsider, and a woman at that, should find a place in the canon of Scripture.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
255 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-879288-68-3 (9781879288683)
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Person
Lesley Smith is a Senior Tutor at Harris Manchester College, who specialises in politics and history, especially in the medieval period.
Content
Acknowledgements Introduction The Book of Ruth Commentators Sources Medieval Biblical Commentary Abbreviations and Editions of Texts Used Some Further Reading Texts Jerome: The Book of Ruth Isidore of Seville: On Ruth The Ordinary Gloss Additions to The Ordinary Gloss Peter of Comestor: The Scholastic History Hugh of St. Cher: Postills on Ruth Nicholas of Lyra: Postills on Ruth