Immovable truth: divine knowledge and the Bible at the University of Vienna (1384-1419)
"In the 14th century, hypotheses about a lying God, deceived Christ, and the changeability of the past circulated. At the new University of Vienna, three German masters attempted in their lectures on the Old Testament to counter them. Their commentaries are the longest, the most influential, an...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2024]
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Commentaria (volume 15)
Year: 2024 |
| Series/Journal: | Commentaria
volume 15 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Henricus, Totting 1330-1397
/ Heinrich, von Langenstein 1325-1397
/ Lambertus, de Geldern 1350-1419
/ Universität Wien, Theological faculty
/ Old Testament
/ Biblical studies
/ History 1384-1419
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| IxTheo Classification: | FB Theological education HB Old Testament KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KBB German language area |
| Further subjects: | B
Universität Wien
History
B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc History Middle Ages, 600-1500 B Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc (Austria) (Vienna) History To 1500 B Biblical scholars (Austria) (Vienna) History To 1500 |
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| Summary: | "In the 14th century, hypotheses about a lying God, deceived Christ, and the changeability of the past circulated. At the new University of Vienna, three German masters attempted in their lectures on the Old Testament to counter them. Their commentaries are the longest, the most influential, and perhaps even the most inspiring commentaries on the Bible written at Vienna. This book offers a glimpse into their most unusual ideas, apocalyptic expectations, heretics, toads, and devils; assessments of Amalric of Bena, Moshe Taku, and Petrarch; and, last, but not least, the search for an immovable truth that fills their pages"-- |
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| Item Description: | literaturverzeichnis: Seite 205-224 |
| ISBN: | 9004682775 |