Medieval Exegesis, Vol. 3: The Four Senses of Scripture

by Henri de Lubac

For many years biblical scholars were convinced that the Middle Ages was marked by a so-called pre-critical understanding of the Bible, with only a handful of isolated exceptions -- like Andrew of St. Victor -- popping up as precursors of the historical-critical method. Here, however, Henri de Lubac draws on extensive documentation to demonstrate that even among the Victorines traditional exegesis involving an interplay between the literal and spiritual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802841473
• ISBN13: 9780802841476
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 800 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"