Holy Scripture and the Quest for Authority at the End of the Middle Ages
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All participants in late medieval debates recognized Holy Scripture as the principal authority in matters of Catholic doctrine. Popes, theologians, lawyers--all were bound by the divine truth it conveyed. Yet the church possessed no absolute means of determining the final authoritative meaning of the biblical text--hence the range of appeals to antiquity, to the papacy, and to councils, none of which were ultimately conclusive. Authority in the...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0268034141
ISBN13:9780268034146
Release Date:April 2012
Publisher:University of Notre Dame Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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