A History of Biblical Interpretation, Volume 2: The Medieval Through the Reformation Periods - Paperback

by Alan R. Hauser (Author), Duane F. Watson (Author)

A blended presentation of a broad spectrum of biblical interpretation from different traditions

A History of Biblical Interpretation provides detailed and extensive studies of the interpretation of the Scriptures by Jewish and Christian writers throughout the ages. Written by internationally renowned scholars, this multivolume work comprehensively treats the many different methods of interpretation, the many important interpreters from various eras, and the many key issues that have surfaced repeatedly over the long course of biblical interpretation.

This second installment contains essays by fifteen noted scholars discussing major methods, movements, and interpreters in the Jewish and Christian communities from the beginning of the Middle Ages until the end of the sixteenth-century Reformation.

The authors examine such themes as the variety of interpretive developments within Judaism during this period, the monumental work of Rashi and his followers, the achievements of the Carolingian era, and the later scholastic developments within the universities, beginning in the twelfth century. Included are bibliographical references for even deeper s t u d y . C o n tributors:
Ca rol Bakhos
Guy Bedouelle
Paul M. Blowers
J. Keith Elliott
Russell Fuller
Lee W. Gibbs
Robert A. Harris
Alan J. Hauser
Lynne Long
Mary A. Mayeski
Stuart Murray
Christopher Ocker
Barbara Pitkin
Erika Rummel
Mark D. Thompson
Duane F. Watson
Timothy Wengert

Author Biography

Alan J. Hauser is professor of biblical studies at Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina. He is also coeditor of Art and Meaning: Rhetoric in Biblical Literature and coauthor of From Carmel to Horeb: Elijah in Crisis and Rhetorical Criticism of the Bible: A Comprehensive Bibliography with Notes on History and Method."

Duane F. Watson is professor of New Testament studies at Malone University, Canton, Ohio. He is also the author of Invention, Arrangement, and Style: Rhetorical Criticism of Jude and 2 Peter, editor of Persuasive Artistry: Studies in New Testament Rhetoric, and coauthor of Rhetorical Criticism of the Bible: A Comprehensive Bibliography with Notes on History and Method."