Isaac on Jewish and Christian Altars: Polemic and Exegesis in Rashi and the Glossa Ordinaria

by Devorah Schoenfeld

Devorah Schoenfeld's new work offers an in-depth examination of two of the most influential Christian and Jewish Bible commentaries of the High Middle Ages. The Glossa Ordinaria and Rashi's commentary were standard texts for Bible study in the High Middle Ages, and Rashi's influence continues to the present day. Although Rashi's commentary and the Glossa developed at the same time with no known contact between them, they shared a way of reading text...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823243494
• ISBN13: 9780823243495
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.4"