medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Yes, that will be it! Thanks! Any other examples will, however, be much appreciated.
Meg
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Subject: Re: [M-R] levels of biblical interpretation
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
You're probably thinking of the famous passage in John Cassian's Conferences, 14.8.4:
The four figures that have been mentioned converge in such a way that, if we want, one and the same Jerusalem can be understood in a fourfold manner. According to history it is the city of the Jews. According to allegory it is the Church of Christ. According to anagogy it is that heavenly city of God 'which is the mother of us all.' According to tropology it is the soul of the human being, which under this name is frequently either reproached or praised by the Lord.
(trans. Boniface Ramsey, ACW 57: 510)
An older translation is here: <http://www.ccel.org/ccel/cassian/conferences.iii.v.viii.html> -- Paul
On 17 March 2011 06:03, Cormack, Margaret Jean <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Hi,
Can anyone give me a good example illustrating the four levels of
biblical interpretation? I had a website link which, foolishly,
I never copied onto a 'real' file - and so lost! I have an example using
'light' from Thomas Aquinas, but recall seeing one
with Jerusalem - and am wondering if there is an example with the
sacrifice of Isaac as well?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
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