The Psalms Commentary of Gilbert of Poitiers: From "Lectio Divina" to the Lecture Room

212 Pages·1996·19.155 MB·English

by  Theresa Gross-Diaz

BRILL'S STUDIES
IN
INTELLECTUAL HISTORY
General Editor
A.J. VANDERJAGT, University of Groningen
Editorial Board
M. COLISH, Oberlin College
J.I. ISRAEL, University College, London
J.D. NORTH, University of Groningen
H.A. OBERMAN, University of Arizona, Tucson
R.H. POPKIN, Washington University, St. Louis-UCLA
VOLUME 68
THE PSALMS COMMENTARY
OF GILBERT OF POITIERS
From Lectio Divina to the ^ture Room
BY
THERESA GROSS-DIAZ
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EJ. BRILL
LEIDEN · NEW YORK · KÖLN
1996
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Gross-Diaz, Theresa.
The Psalms commentary of Gilbert of Poitiers from lectio divina
to the lecture room / by Theresa Gross-Diaz.
p. cm. — (Brill's studies in intellectual history, ISSN
0920-8607 ; v. 68)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 9004102116 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. Gilbert, de La Porrée, Bishop, ca. 1075-1154. Commentarius in
Psalmos. 2. Bible, O.T. Psalms—Commentary—Early works to
1800. 3. Bible, O.T. Psalms—Commentaries—History and criticism.
4. Bible, O.T. Psalms—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—History-
-Middle Ages, 600-1500. 5. Gilbert, de La Porrée, Bishop, ca.
1075-1154. I.Tide. II. Series.
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Gross-Diaz, Theresa:
The psalms commentary of Gilbert of Poitiers : from lectio
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(Brill's studies in intellectual history ; Vol. 68)
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In memory of Margaret T. Gibson

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Foreword xiii
Chapter One Gilbert's academic career 1
Chapter Two Manuscripts and mise en page 25
The date of the commentary 27
The mise en page 35
The cross-index 51
Chapter Three The academic accessus and the
Psalms as literature 66
Chapter Four The sources for Gilbert's
Psalms Commentary 97
The named sources 97
Other contemporary commentaries 112
Chapter Five Gilbert and the Gbssa ordinaria 122
The parva and ordinaria glosses 125
The textual parallels 131
Conclusion: Gilbert as exegete 149
Appendix One: Cross-index 157
Appendix Two: Manuscripts 160
Bibliography 181
Generali Index 189
Index of manuscripts cited 193