In this volume, specialists in literature, theology, liturgy,
manuscript studies, and history introduce the medieval culture of
the Bible in Western Christianity. Emphasizing the living quality
of the text and the unique literary traditions that arose from it,
they show the many ways in which the Bible was read, performed,
recorded, and interpreted by various groups in medieval Europe. An
initial orientation introduces the origins, components, and
organization of medieval Bibles. Subsequent chapters address the
use of the Bible in teaching and preaching, the production and
purpose of Biblical manuscripts in religious life, early vernacular
versions of the Bible, its influence on medieval historical
accounts, the relationship between the Bible and monasticism, and
instances of privileged and practical use, as well as the various
forms the text took in different parts of Europe. The dedicated
merging of disciplines, both within each chapter and overall in the
book, enable readers to encounter the Bible in much the same way as
it was once experienced: on multiple levels and registers, through
different lenses and screens, and always personally and
intimately.
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