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Medieval Exegesis, Volume 1 by Henri de Lubac, S.J. Medieval Exegesis • Volume 1 The Four Senses of Scripture
Henri de Lubac, S.J. • Translated by Mark Sebanc About This Book
In Medieval Exegesis, Volume 1: The Four Senses of Scripture, seminal twentieth-century theologian Henri Cardinal de Lubac, S.J., reconstructs the rich hermeneutical tradition of early and medieval Christian biblical interpretation. Released as part of the esteemed Ressourcement: Retrieval and Renewal in Catholic Thought series, this First English Edition provides an indispensable investigation into how the Church Fathers and medieval doctors understood Scripture\'s literal, allegorical, tropological, and anagogical depths.
Key Topics Covered
Regarded as a twentieth-century theological masterpiece, Volume 1 opens new avenues for biblical scholarship, dogmatic theology, and patristic study:
- The Fourfold Sense: A thorough theological explanation of how the historical, allegorical, moral, and mystical meanings work in harmony within the Christian canon.
- The Opposing Lists: Critical analysis of historical categorizations and disputations across early and high medieval scholastic traditions.
- Patristic Origins: Tracing the foundational exegetical methods back to the early apostolic fathers and Greek patristic theology.
- The Latin Origen: Re-evaluating Origen\'s profound influence and reception throughout Western Latin Christianity.
- Unity of the Two Testaments: Demonstrating how medieval commentators connected the Old and New Testaments through Christological typologies.
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