▁input ▁into ▁three ▁major ▁sh ifts ▁to ▁Renaissance ▁thought : ▁▁ ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁Florence ▁from ▁the ▁early , ▁central ▁emphas is ▁on ▁r het or ic ▁to ▁one ▁on ▁ ▁met aph ys ical ▁philosophy ▁by ▁means ▁of ▁introdu cing ▁and ▁re inter pret ation ▁of ▁the ▁Plat onic ▁texts , ▁▁ ▁in ▁Ven ice - Pad ua ▁by ▁reducing ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁A ver ro ist ▁Arist ot le ▁in ▁science ▁and ▁philosophy ▁by ▁supp lement ing ▁but ▁not ▁completely ▁replacing ▁it ▁with ▁By z antine ▁trad itions ▁which ▁util ised ▁ancient ▁and ▁By z antine ▁comment ators ▁on ▁Arist ot le , ▁▁▁ ▁and ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁mid ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁in ▁Rome , ▁through ▁emphas is ▁not ▁on ▁any ▁philosoph ical ▁school ▁but ▁through ▁the ▁production ▁of ▁more ▁authentic ▁and ▁reliable ▁versions ▁of ▁Greek ▁texts ▁relevant ▁to ▁all ▁fields ▁of ▁human ism ▁and ▁science ▁and ▁with ▁respect ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁f athers ▁of ▁the ▁church . ▁Hard ly ▁less ▁important ▁was ▁their ▁direct ▁or ▁indirect ▁influence ▁on ▁ex eg esis ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Testament ▁itself ▁through ▁B ess ar ion ' s ▁insp iration ▁of ▁Lorenzo ▁Val la ' s ▁bib lic al ▁em end ations ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁vul gate ▁in ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁text . ▁ ▁Sch ol ars ▁ ▁Leo ▁All ati us , ▁Rome , ▁li br arian ▁of ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁V at ican ▁ ▁George ▁Am ir out zes , ▁Florence , ▁Arist ot