Splendidly produced catalogue to the exhibition of early Bibles and
Reformation texts staged in the USA in 1996-97. The beautiful
illustrations include reproductions of woodcuts, engravings, title
pages and extracts of text (18 of them in colour) which demonstrate
the striking magnificence of much early print. These are
accompanied by an excellent commentary by the most distinguished of
US scholars, who demonstrates the enormous influence of the Bible
in the religious revolution of the 16th century adn the way in
which the vernacular works produced at this time have shaped
Western culture ever since. (Kirkus UK)
It is equally true that the Reformation was inspired and defined by
the Bible and that the Bible was reshaped by the intellectual,
political, and cultural forces of the Reformation. In this book, a
distinguished scholar-whose contributions to the field of religious
studies have won him wide renown-explores this relationship,
examining both the role of the Bible in the Reformation and the
effect of the Reformation on the text of the Bible, Biblical
studies, preaching and exegesis, and European culture in general.
Jaroslav Pelikan begins by discussing the philological foundations
of the "reformation" of the Biblical text, focusing on the revival
of Greek and Hebrew language study and the important contributions
to textual criticism by humanist scholars. He then examines the
changing patterns of interpretation and communication of the
Biblical text, the proliferation of vernacular versions of
scripture and their impact on various national cultures, and the
impact of the Reformation Bible on art, music, and literature of
the period. The book is richly illustrated with examples of early
printed editions of Bibles, commentaries, sermons, vernacular
translations, and other works with Biblical themes, all of which
are identified and discussed. The book serves as the catalog for a
major exhibition of early Bibles and Reformation texts that has
been organized at Bridwell Library, Perkins School of Theology,
Southern Methodist University, and will also be shown at the Yale
Center for British Art, the Houghton Library and the Widener
Library at Harvard University, and the Rare Book and Manuscript
Library at Columbia University. Copublished with the Bridwell
Library, Southern Methodist University
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