The Insight of Unbelievers: Nicholas of Lyra and Christian Reading of Jewish Text in the Later Middle Ages

Deeana Copeland Klepper

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2007

The Insight of Unbelievers

Nicholas of Lyra and Christian Reading of Jewish Text in the Later Middle Ages

Deeana Copeland Klepper

In the series Jewish Culture and Contexts

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812200393

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About this book

By carefully examining the place of Hebrew and rabbinic traditions in the Christian study of the Bible, The Insight of Unbelievers elaborates in new ways on the relationship between Christian and Jewish scholarship and polemic in late medieval Europe.

Author / Editor information

Deeana Copeland Klepper is Associate Professor of Religion and History, and Chair of the Department of Religion at Boston University.

Reviews

"Klepper's learned book compels us to think again about how medieval Christian culture could rely on Jewish interpretations of the Hebrew Bible when Judaism itself was condemned."—Speculum

"A wonderful book—nuanced, lively, vastly erudite. . . . Klepper has given us a look at Nicholas of Lyra that will become a classic study of this most important figure."—E. Ann Matter, University of Pennsylvania

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1. Medieval Christian Use of Hebrew and Postbiblical Jewish Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter 2. Nicholas of Lyra, O.F.M.: Mediating Hebrew Traditions for a Christian Audience Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
Chapter 3. The Challenge of Unbelief: Knowing Christian Truth Through Jewish Scripture Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 4. Wrestling with Rashi: Nicholas of Lyra’s Quodlibetal Questions and Anti-Jewish Polemic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	82
Chapter 5. Christian Ownership of Jewish Text: Nicholas of Lyra as an Alternative Jewish Authority Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
Appendix: Manuscripts Consulted Containing Nicholas of Lyra’s Quaestio de adventu Christi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	143
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 240
Illustrations
- Other: 6 illus.
Keywords: Religion; History; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Jewish Studies; Religious Studies

eBook

Published: August 3, 2010
ISBN: 9780812200393