Books by Frans van Liere
Andrew of Saint Victor, Commentary on Isaiah. Translation, introduction, and notes by Frans van Liere, with the assistance of Nancy Van Baak. Corpus Christianorum in Translation, 43. Turnhout: Brepols, 2023., 2023
Andrew of Saint Victor was one of the most prominent biblical scholars of the twelfth century. He... more Andrew of Saint Victor was one of the most prominent biblical scholars of the twelfth century. He was a regular canon of the Parisian abbey of St Victor, founded in 1108, which in the twelfth century had developed into a prestigious center of spiritual learning, closely connected to the nascent university in Paris. Because of his frequent use of Jewish exegetical materials, Andrew's commentaries are a rich source for the history both of biblical hermeneutics and of inter-religious dialogue during the Middle Ages. His Isaiah commentary caused outrage among medieval Christian scholars because it eschewed traditional christological interpretations, and instead offered a reading "according to the Hebrew." This translation makes this work accessible in English for the first time.
The source text of this volume was published in 2021 by Frans van Liere (Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaeualis, 53C). References to the corresponding pages of the Corpus Christianorum edition are provided in the margins of this translation.
The Middle Ages spanned the period between two watersheds in the history of the biblical text: Je... more The Middle Ages spanned the period between two watersheds in the history of the biblical text: Jerome’s Latin translation circa 405 and Gutenberg’s first printed version in 1455. The Bible was arguably the most influential book during this time, affecting spiritual and intellectual life, popular devotion, theology, political structures, art, and architecture. In an account that is sensitive to the religiously diverse world of the Middle Ages, Frans van Liere offers here an accessible introduction to the study of the Bible in this period. Discussion of the material evidence –the Bible as book– complements an in-depth examination of concepts such as lay literacy and book culture. This introduction to the medieval Bible introduction includes a thorough treatment of the principles of medieval hermeneutics, and a discussion of the formation of the Latin bible text and its canon. It will be a useful starting point for all those engaged in medieval and biblical studies.
Papers by Frans van Liere
Studies in the sacred Page. A Tribute Offered to Lesley Smith. Edited by Henrietta Leyser and Robert Sweetman. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2022, pp. 62-77., 2023
frans van liere The Victorines and the Canon of Scripture Few passages in Hugh of St Victor's Did... more frans van liere The Victorines and the Canon of Scripture Few passages in Hugh of St Victor's Didascalicon have elicited as much puzzlement and commentary as the second chapter of book four, on the books of the biblical canon, where Hugh writes: All of Sacred Scripture is contained in two Testaments, namely, in the Old and the New. Each Testament is divided into three collections (tribus ordinibus). The Old Testament contains the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. The New Testament contains the Gospels, the Apostles, and the Fathers. 1 After enumerating the books contained in the Old Testament canon, he continues: Besides these, there are certain other books-such as the Wisdom of Solomon, the book of Jesus Son of Sirach, the books of Judith and Tobit, and the books of Maccabees-that are indeed read, but are not included in the canon. 2
Sacris Erudiri, 2023
The transmission of the Vulgate in the twelfth century is a story full of lacunae. Since the Abbe... more The transmission of the Vulgate in the twelfth century is a story full of lacunae. Since the Abbey of Saint Victor was so central to the development of medieval exegesis in this period, it would seem that it also provides insight into the establishment of the Vulgate textus receptus in this period. This article examines the Bible text as it appears in Andrew of Saint Victor’s commentary on Isaiah. The evidence suggests that Andrew worked with a variety of biblical codices, and also reported on variants that he knew through commentaries, such as Jerome and the Glossa ordinaria. Some of these variants were influenced by his (probably indirect) access to the Hebrew Bible. The conclusion shows that his commentaries should be used with great caution as evidence for the development of the twelfth-century textus receptus. They are a great resource for insight into the methods of biblical criticism in the twelfth century, but the exact Bible version Andrew used still remains elusive to a certain degree.
Omnium expetendorum prima est sapientia. Studies on Victorine Thought and Influence.. Edited by D. Poirel and .M.J. Janecki (Bibliotheca Victorina, 29), 2021
Teaching and Learning in Medieval Europe. Essays in Honour of Gernot R. Wieland, ed. G. Dinkova-Bruun and T. Major (Publications of the Journal of Medieval Latin), 2017
Manuscripta, 2019
Manuscripta publishes research on the production, dissemination, reception, and transmission of m... more Manuscripta publishes research on the production, dissemination, reception, and transmission of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, including paleography, codicology, illumination, library history, reading and literacy, textual editing, and manuscript catalogues. Submissions are evaluated through double-blind peer review. Materials for consideration should be sent to [email protected], composed in English following the Chicago Manual of Style (17th ed.) and using footnote documentation. Provide anabstract of not more than 200 words and ten keywords. See submission guidelines and stylesheet at http://lib.slu.edu/special-collections/publications/manuscripta.
Encyclopedia of the Bible Online
The works of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus were widely popular among medieval Chris-tians... more The works of the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus were widely popular among medieval Chris-tians. They used his Antiquitates as a source for the literal interpretation of the Old Testament narrative, and his Bellum Judaicum as a vindication of the Christian faith against the Jews. Jo-sephus’s Jewish identity could cut both ways; while some Christian authors, such as Richard of Saint Victor, regarded him with suspicion and warned against the almost-canonical status his writings enjoyed, for others, his Jewish identity enhanced his credibility as a first-hand histori-cal witness. This article presents the edition princeps of Andrew of Saint Victor’s Principatum Israelitice gentis, an example of the latter use of Josephus’s writings.
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Books by Frans van Liere
The source text of this volume was published in 2021 by Frans van Liere (Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaeualis, 53C). References to the corresponding pages of the Corpus Christianorum edition are provided in the margins of this translation.
Papers by Frans van Liere
The source text of this volume was published in 2021 by Frans van Liere (Corpus Christianorum, Continuatio Mediaeualis, 53C). References to the corresponding pages of the Corpus Christianorum edition are provided in the margins of this translation.