FRENCH

The reception and interpretation of the Bible in late antiquity: proceedings of the Montréal colloquium in honour of Charles Kannengiesser, 11-13 October 2006

By Lorenzo DiTommaso , Lucian Turcescu

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2008
ISBN
9004167153, 9789004167155
LCC
BS500 .R4 2008
Google Books ID
8KYfQmHghj4C
Open Library ID
OL19520278M
Language
french
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5387920 bytes)
Series
Bible in ancient Christianity 6
Pages
639\639
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

The volume is a Festschrift offered to Charles Kannengiesser on the occasion of his 80th birthday and honours him for his numerous scholarly accomplishments. Its twenty-five contributions discuss some of the major issues pertaining to the reception and interpretation of the Bible in late antique Christianity and Judaism. They focus on the ways in which communities and individuals understood the Bible and interpreted its traditions to address their historical, social, and theological requirements. Since the Bible was by far the most important book during these centuries, a discussion of its influence in such contexts will illuminate significant aspects of the formation of western civilisation.

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