RLST 152: Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature
Lecture 22 - Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations. The principles of interpreting the New Testament in this course assume a historical critical perspective. The historical critical method of interpreting a text privileges the intended meaning of the ancient author, the interpretation of a text's original audience, the original language the text was written in, and the avoidance of anachronism. However, for most of the last two thousand years, this has not been the method of interpretation of the Bible. Pre-modern interpreters, such as Origen and Augustine, felt free to allegorize and use the text as they saw fit. It was only through the Reformation and other events in modern history that the historical critical method became the predominant method of interpretation. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 22 - Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Principles of the Historical Critical Method of Interpretation |
| [00:20:11] | 2. The History of Historical Criticism |
| [00:30:53] | 3. Pre-Modern Interpretation and "Literal" and "Allegorical" Meanings of Texts |
| [00:34:19] | 4. Pre-Modern Interpreters: Origen |
| [00:39:06] | 5. Pre-Modern Interpreters: Augustine |
| [00:43:32] | 6. Pre-Modern Interpreters: Bernard of Clairvaux |
| References |
| Lecture 22 - Interpreting Scripture: Medieval Interpretations Instructor: Professor Dale B. Martin. Handout: Outline of Hebrews [PDF]. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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