From Theodulf to Rashi and beyond: texts, techniques, and transfer in western European exegesis (800 - 1100)

"This book offers a new and inclusive approach to Western exegesis up to 1100. For too long, modern scholars have examined Jewish and Christian exegesis apart from each other. This is not surprising, given how religious, social, and linguistic borders separated Jews and Christians. But they wor...

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Contributors: Heil, Johannes 1961- (Editor) ; Shimahara, Sumi 1973- (Editor)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2022]
In: Commentaria (volume 14)
Year: 2022
Series/Journal:Commentaria volume 14
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bible / Exegesis / Judaism / Christianity / Transfer of training / History 800-1100
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc History Middle Ages, 600-1500
B Judaism Relations Christianity
B Christianity and other religions Judaisum
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Summary:"This book offers a new and inclusive approach to Western exegesis up to 1100. For too long, modern scholars have examined Jewish and Christian exegesis apart from each other. This is not surprising, given how religious, social, and linguistic borders separated Jews and Christians. But they worked to a great extent on the same texts. Christians were keenly aware that they relied on translation. The contributions to this volume reveal how both sides worked on parallel tracks, posing similar questions and employing more or less the same techniques, and in some rare instances, interdependently"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004514694