The New Testament and the Visual Arts in the Carolingian Era, with special reference to the sapiens architectus (I Cor. 3. 10)
William J. Diebold
From the last quarter of eighth until beginning tenth century, Carolingian monasteries, cathedrals, and courts were sites a vigorous scholarship grounded in study sacred Scripture. The significance Bible studies this epoch is evident from many extant commentaries on virtually every book Old New Testaments. More works kind survive period, often multiple copies, than true for any other genre literature. Although scholars used to dismiss as uncreative compilations material borrowed Church Fathers, recent years appreciation these tracts’ essential creativity has grown significantly. In addition, there now increased recognition degree which ‘exegetical’ culture nurtured within schools fertilized aspects contemporary intellectual cultural endeavour.
Medieval church studies