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Turnhout Brepols 2003. Hardback, XII+258 p., 160 x 240 mm. ISBN 9782503514048. Knowledge of the Bible was the foundation of Carolingian intellectual life. Charlemagne's great capitulary, the Admonitio generalis, and his De litteris colendis leave no doubt that correct understanding of scripture, by both laity and the clergy responsible for communicating its message, was central to the king's efforts to lead his people to salvation. Biblical exegesis was the ovewhelmingly dominant form of literary production during the Carolingian epoch, not only in terms of the many original works but also in terms of the numerous copies made of older exegetical treatises. The substantial number of extant manuscripts of Carolingian exegetical writings strikingly demonstrates the transmission of this intellectual achievement to subsequent generations, whereby it exerted a well-documented influence on the twelfth-cenutry's new synthesis of biblical theology. This volume draws on recent scholarship which…
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The Study of the Bible in the Carolingian Era (MEDIEVAL CHURCH STUDIES) Hardcover - 2003
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- Title The Study of the Bible in the Carolingian Era (MEDIEVAL CHURCH STUDIES)
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- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Religious Orientation: Christian
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