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Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible

Michael F. Patella OSB

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Description:In Word and Image, Michael Patella explores the principles, intentions, and aims of The Saint John's Bible - the first handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the invention of the printing press. Patella focuses not on how it was made but on how it can be read, viewed, and interpreted in a way that respects biblical inspiration and Christian tradition in our postmodern context. It is a book that is sure to appeal to academics, pastors, teachers, and educated laypersons.Patella considers this Bible in the context of the great Christian tradition of illuminated Bibles across the ages and also the fascinating ways The Saint John's Bible reflects third-millennium concerns. He seeks to rekindle interest in sacred art by allowing The Saint John's Bible to teach its readers and viewers how to work with text and image. As an accomplished Scripture scholar, a highly regarded teacher, a monk of Saint John's Abbey, and the chair of the Committee on Illumination and d104 that provided the Vision to the artists who created it, Patella may be the only one who could write this book with such insight, expertise, and love.Michael Patella, OSB, SSD, is professor of New Testament at the School of Theology-Seminary of Saint John's University, Collegeville, where he also serves as seminary rector. His books include Angels and A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World (Liturgical Press, 2012), The Lord of the Mithras, Paul, and the Gospel of Mark (T&T Clark, 2006), and The Gospel according to Luke of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary Series(Liturgical Press, 2005). He has been a frequent contributor to The Bible Today and is a member of the Catholic Biblical Association. He served as chair of the Committee on Illumination and d104 for The Saint John's Bible.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible. To get started finding Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In Word and Image, Michael Patella explores the principles, intentions, and aims of The Saint John's Bible - the first handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the invention of the printing press. Patella focuses not on how it was made but on how it can be read, viewed, and interpreted in a way that respects biblical inspiration and Christian tradition in our postmodern context. It is a book that is sure to appeal to academics, pastors, teachers, and educated laypersons.Patella considers this Bible in the context of the great Christian tradition of illuminated Bibles across the ages and also the fascinating ways The Saint John's Bible reflects third-millennium concerns. He seeks to rekindle interest in sacred art by allowing The Saint John's Bible to teach its readers and viewers how to work with text and image. As an accomplished Scripture scholar, a highly regarded teacher, a monk of Saint John's Abbey, and the chair of the Committee on Illumination and d104 that provided the Vision to the artists who created it, Patella may be the only one who could write this book with such insight, expertise, and love.Michael Patella, OSB, SSD, is professor of New Testament at the School of Theology-Seminary of Saint John's University, Collegeville, where he also serves as seminary rector. His books include Angels and A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World (Liturgical Press, 2012), The Lord of the Mithras, Paul, and the Gospel of Mark (T&T Clark, 2006), and The Gospel according to Luke of the New Collegeville Bible Commentary Series(Liturgical Press, 2005). He has been a frequent contributor to The Bible Today and is a member of the Catholic Biblical Association. He served as chair of the Committee on Illumination and d104 for The Saint John's Bible.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible. To get started finding Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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