The Book of Jeremiah (The Bible in Medieval Tradition | BMT)

by Joy A. Schroeder

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2017

Overview

In this volume, part of the Bible in Medieval Tradition series, Joy Schroeder provides substantial excerpts from seven noteworthy biblical interpreters who commented on Jeremiah between the ninth and fifteenth centuries.

Following a survey of early and medieval Christian authors and their interpretive approaches, Schroeder offers original translations from medieval commentators writing on twenty-four chapters of Jeremiah, including all chapters present in major western lectionaries. In addition to her clear, readable renderings of texts from authors including Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Lyra, and Denis the Carthusian, Schroeder provides an introduction to each author represented, locating him within his historical and theological context. The well-chosen selections in this masterful volume illustrate the rich diversity of medieval approaches to biblical interpretation and offer an intriguing glimpse into the worldview of medieval commentators.

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Key Features

• Offers translations of rare medieval treatments of Jeremiah
• Enables a more informed study of the church’s biblical heritage
• Offers literal and allegorical interpretations of the text

Contents

• Editor’s Preface
• Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Authors and Texts
• Patristic Interpretations of Jeremiah
• Rabanus Maurus and Carolingian Interpretation
• Rupert of Deutz
• Albert the Great
• Hugh of St. Cher and the Dominican Postill
• Thomas Aquinas
• Nicholas of Lyra
• Denis the Carthusian
• Medieval Apocalyptic and Women’s Visionary Interpretations of Jeremiah
• About This Translation
• Rupert of Deutz: Jeremiah 1
• Albert the Great: Jeremiah 1
• Rabanus Maurus: Jeremiah 2-3
• Hugh of St. Cher: Jeremiah 7-8
• Thomas Aquinas: Jeremiah 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20
• Nicholas of Lyra: Jeremiah 23, 28-31
• Denis the Carthusian: Jeremiah 32-33 and 36-39
• Bibliography

Product Details

• Title: The Book of Jeremiah (The Bible in Medieval Tradition | BMT)
• Author: Joy A. Schroeder
• Series: The Bible in Medieval Tradition
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2017
• Pages: 333
• Era: era:medieval
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Bible. O.T. Jeremiah 1-39 › Commentaries
• ISBNs: 9780802873293, 0802873294
• Resource ID: LLS:BMTJEREMIAH
• Resource Type: Bible Commentary
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:14:03Z

About Joy A. Schroeder

Joy A. Schroeder a Lutheran pastor, specializes in the history of biblical interpretation. She is professor of church history at Trinity Lutheran Seminary and the Department of Religion and Philosophy at Capital University, Columbus, Ohio. She is the author of Deborah's Daughters: Gender Politics and Biblical Interpretation and several other books on the history of interpretation of scripture.