Selected Christian Hebraists
The Christian Hebraists selected for examination are: Andrew of St. Victor, William Fulke, Gregory Martin, Richard Simon and Alexander Geddes, all of whom contributed in different ways to the reception of the Hebrew Bible in the Christian Church. All were strongly influenced by Jerome and Origen, who supplied the foundation on which subsequent study of the Hebrew Bible in the Christian Church rests. McKane is concerned with how the exercise of critical methods can be reconciled with the...
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McKane reviews the shifts in the Church's understanding of the nature and authority of its scriptures, particularly the Old Testament.
Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction;1. The foundations; 2. Andrew of St Victor; 3. William Fulke and Gregory Martin; 4. Richard Simon; 5. Alexander Gedes; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Select bibliography; General index; Index of modern authors; Scripture references; Index of early Christian literature.
