Olivi and the Interpretation of Matthew in the High Middle Ages

by Kevin J. Madigan

Book Overview

In this important new work, Kevin Madigan studies the development and union of scholastic, apocalyptic, and Franciscan interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew from 1150 to 1350. These interpretations are placed within the context of high-medieval religious life and attitudes of the papacy toward the Franciscan Order. Madigan uses the fortunes of the Franciscan Peter Olivi (d. 1298) and his commentary on Matthew as a lens through which to observe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0268037159
• ISBN13: 9780268037154
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"