Humanists and Holy Writ: New Testament Scholarship in the Renaissance

by Jerry H. Bentley

Book Overview

Focusing on the work of Lorenzo Valla, the Spanish Complutensian scholars, and Erasmus of Rotterdam, this book examines the New Testament studies of the Renaissance humanists rather than their more frequently studied religious, moral, and political thought. Jerry H. Bentley shows that the humanists brought about a thorough reorientation in the Western tradition of New Testament studies. He finds that the humanists' methods both anticipated and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691155607
• ISBN13: 9780691155609
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"