Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages

by Ian Christopher Levy

Book Overview

All participants in late medieval debates recognized Holy Scripture as the principal authority in matters of Catholic doctrine. Popes, theologians, lawyers--all were bound by the divine truth it conveyed. Yet the church possessed no absolute means of determining the final authoritative meaning of the biblical text--hence the range of appeals to antiquity, to the papacy, and to councils, none of which were ultimately conclusive. Authority in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268034141
• ISBN13: 9780268034146
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"