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1 online resource (xi, 356 pages) |
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Oxford studies in historical theology |
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Oxford studies in historical theology.
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| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Notes on Style; Introduction; 1. William of Alton: An Englishman in Paris; Life; Works; Problems of Attribution; Manuscript Evidence; Literary Evidence; 2. Toward a Bibliography: A Few Key Features of William's Methodology and Style; The Prologus; The Divisio Textus; The Expositio; The Questio; Conclusion; 3. William as Exegete; Approaching the Text: The Prologue; The Literal Sense: Textual and Contextual Studies; Modes of Spiritual Interpretation; Conclusion; 4. Sources; Procedures for Employing Authoritative Traditions; Profane Writers; Sancti |
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The Glossa ordinariaMagistri; Moderni; Conclusion; 5. Theological Considerations; Prophecy; Divine Condescension; The Works of Christ; Preaching; Contemplation; Spiritual Sensation; Evangelical Poverty; Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix I. Consideration of Works Variously Attributed to William; A. The Postills of Group A; B. The Postills of Group B; C. Conclusion; Appendix II. Prologues; Principles of the Editions; 1. Prologus Auctoris Super Ecclesiasten; 2. Prologus Incerti Auctoris Super Sapientiam; 3. Prologus Auctoris Super Ieremiam; 4. Prologus Auctoris Super Threnos |
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5. Prologus Auctoris Super Ezechielem6. Prologus Auctoris Super Iohannem; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W |
| Summary |
Timothy Bellamah explores the exegesis of William of Alton, a Dominican regent master at Paris during the thirteenth-century. A near contemporary of Bonaventure, Albert the Great, and Thomas Aquinas, William was an important representative of university exegesis at a time of changing methods and intellectual development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
William, of Alton, active 13th century.
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| SUBJECT |
William, of Alton, active 13th century fast |
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Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013623
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Bible fast |
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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Christianity.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199918812 |
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0199918813 |
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