The Bible in the Sixteenth Century

Book Overview

A distinguished group of authors here illuminate a broad spectrum of themes in the history of biblical interpretation. Originally published in 1990, these essays take as their common ground the thesis that the intellectual and religious life of the sixteenth century cannot be understood without attention to the preoccupation of sixteenth-century humanists and theologians with the interpretation of the Bible. Topics explored include Jewish exegesis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822318490
• ISBN13: 9780822318491
• Release Date: August 1996
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"