Hebrew idiom and figurative reading between Theodolf of Orléans and the Victorines : An unstable textuality

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Ocker, Christopher. (2022). Hebrew idiom and figurative reading between Theodolf of Orléans and the Victorines : An unstable textuality. In In Heil, Johannes and Shimahara, Sumi (Ed.). From Theodulf to Rashi : Uncovering the origins of European biblical scholarship (800 - 1100) pp. 294-346 Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004515833_015

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Authors	Ocker, Christopher
Editors	Heil, Johannes and Shimahara, Sumi
Abstract	During the Carolingian era, Old Testament models, interpreted as “types” of future things, informed an ideology of nationhood and kingship, beginning after Charlemagne announced a program of moral renewal in the Admonitio generalis of 789, if not before. The role of the Church in the organization of an expanded Frankish empire, and the work of acculturation, relying as it did on bishops, abbots, and lay scholars adept at typological exegesis, further elevated the importance of allegory. Allegory allowed Carolingians to consider themselves as biblical characters fulfilling a divine purpose, a purpose foreshadowed in ancient Israel and culminating in the future reign of Christ.
Keywords	siblical studies; biblical interpretations; Hebrew Bible; history; Jewish history; Jewish culture; Jewish studies
Page range	294-346
Year	2022
Book title	From Theodulf to Rashi : Uncovering the origins of European biblical scholarship (800 - 1100)
Publisher	Brill
Place of publication	Leiden, Netherlands
	Boston, Massachusetts
Series	Commentaria : Sacred texts and their commentaries : Jewish, Christian and Islamic ; volume 14
ISBN	9789004514690
	9789004515833
ISSN	1874-8236
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004515833_015
Publisher's version	License All rights reserved File Access Level Controlled
Output status	Published
Online	08 Aug 2022
Print	11 Aug 2022
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Accepted	2022
Deposited	04 Feb 2025
Additional information	Copyright 2022 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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