The Book of Jeremiah

In this volume on Jeremiah, part of the Bible in Medieval Tradition series, Joy Schroeder provides substantial excerpts from seven noteworthy biblical interpreters who commented on Jeremiah between the ninth and fifteenth centuries. Her translations of these texts are the first-ever English renderings of medieval commentaries on Jeremiah. After surveying early and medieval Christian authors and their interpretive approaches, Schroeder offers original translations of medieval writings on twenty-four chapters of Jeremiah. In addition to her clear, readable translations of works by such authors as Thomas Aquinas, Nicholas of Lyra, and Denis the Carthusian, Schroeder provides an introduction to each author, locating him within his historical and theological context. The well-chosen selections in this masterful volume together illustrate the rich diversity of medieval approaches to biblical interpretations. Book jacket.