The Bible in the Sixteenth Century

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 and problems of Old Testament interpretation and the relationship between the Bible and social, political, and institutional history.

Contributors. Irena Backus, Guy Bedouelle, Kalman P. Bland, Kenneth G. Hagen, Scott H. Hagen, Scott H. Hendrix, R. Gerald Hobbs, Jean-Claude Margolin, H. C. Erik Midelfort, Richard A. Muller, John B. Payne, David C. Steinmetz

Author: David C. Steinmetz
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 08/23/1996
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.98w x 0.75d
ISBN: 9780822318491

About the Author

David Steinmetz is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity at Duke University Divinity School.