The Psalms commentary of Gilbert of Poitiers
Subtitle: from lectio divina to the lecture room
By: by Theresa Gross-Diaz.
Series: Brill's studies in intellectual history,; v. 68
Publisher: E.J. Brill
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Gilbert, de La Porrée, Bishop, ca. 1075-1154.; Gilbert, de La Porrée, Bishop, ca. 1075-1154.; Bible. O.T. Psalms -- Commentaries -- Early works to 1800.; Bible. O.T. Psalms -- Commentaries -- History and criticism.; Bible. O.T. Psalms -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- History -- Middle Ages, 600-1500.
Description: This book makes available to scholars the unpublished proto-scholastic Commentary on the Psalms, composed by one of the outstanding figures of the early twelfth century, Gilbert of Poitiers (Gilbert Porreta). The commentary had its origins in the atmosphere of experimentation which characterized the schools of Laon, Chartres and Paris in the first decades of the century.

Its unique mise en page, its methodology and its connection to other texts - especially glossed classical texts, the Glossa ordinaria and the writings of Peter Lombard - are explored. Gilbert's Commentary is a text critical for the understanding of the development of the discipline of theology in the twelfth century schools.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-188) and indexes.