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The Postillae was the 1st Biblical commintary to be
printed (Rome 1471-2) + soon became the favorite
oranuel exegesis.
No de Lyre- the greatest early Bible scholar after Jerome
- before the days of printing 'Additiones' were made to the
Commentaries of Lyra by Paul of Burgos (1350-1433.)
Exerisis ascentained what moral truths might be drawn
from a passage, emphasizing especially allegorical interpretation
of historical passages, which were also accepted as factually
true.
The Postillae which completed + renewed the Glossa ordineria of
Anselm of Laon (d. 1117) was almost exclusively literal in its
interpretations. Lyre refused to accept the interpretations of
the Father unless, in his judgement, they conformed to the
literal sense of the text.
No de Lyra - his thesis was that the literal sense of the Scriptures
in the foundation of ale mystical expositions, + he tried to
reconstruct the literal sense by removing mistakes due to
carelessness of copyists or to incorrect translations of Valgate
Nicolas founded the College of Burgundy in Paris.
- Students in the 12th C schools would hear their teacher
read the biblical text + then "gloss" (open) it with an
appropriate comment from earlier authorities
- Glossa Ordineria are exerpts from the Church Fathers
which are written in the outside margins or between the
liner of the biblical text.
[inserted] Franciscan Literature of the Middle Ages [end inserted] -N. de lyra - the Norman friar, who must surely be the most
famous of all the many medeival Franciscan exegetes. His
copious "Postillae perpeture in universa Biblia" written in
the 1320's enjoyed the widest possible circulation; and the
"doctor de Lyra" as one of the indispensable authorities for
theological debate, on all side, in the 2 centuries between the
Black Death + the death of Luther.