Lingua Dei, lingua hominis: Sacred Language and Medieval Texts
Irven M. Resnick
"Lingua dei, lingua hominis: Sacred Language and Medieval Texts." It is a commonplace of medieval history that Hebrew, Greek, Latin were revered as sacred languages. This article investigates the sources consequences this tradition through remarks authors themselves. In particular, it tries to identify nature sacrality these three languages which distinguishes them from other for Middle Ages. While philosophers very much interested in language-its origins, nature, relationship conceptual order-it especially liturgists commentators upon Scripture who promoted notion For these, enjoyed special nimbus their association on titulus Cross. Surprisingly, not so liturgical function prophetic character determined sacrality: either primordial language mankind, or inspired texts. Roman Church, certain primacy honor texts imperium, an imperium transferred Christendom by divine plan. But until coming Antichrist, was believed, would endure
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