Philip D.W. Krey, Ph.D. (1990), Chicago, is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Early and Medieval Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of Nicholas of Lyra's Apocalypse Commentary.Lesley Smith, Dphil. (1986), Oxford University, is Academic Bursar and Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. She is the author of Medieval Exegesis in Translation: The Book of Ruth and of the Theology volume in The Medieval Book series.

• Abbreviations and short titlesContributorsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1. Creation, Fall and Salvation: Lyra's Commentary on Genesis 1-3, Corrine Patton2. The Rewards of Faith: Nicholas of Lyra on Ruth, Lesley Smith3. The Literal Sense of the Books of Samuel and Kings: from Andrew of StVictor to Nicholas of Lyra, Frans van Liere4. The Book of Kings: Nicholas of Lyra's Mirror of Princes, Philippe Buc5. What's a Good Soldier to Do? Scholarship and Revelation in the Postills on the Psalms, Theresa Gross-Diaz6. Literal Senses in the Song of Songs, Mary Dove7. Vision and History: Nicholas of Lyra on the Prophet Ezechiel, Michael A. Signer8. Nicholas of Lyra on the Book of Daniel, Mark Zier9. Lyra on the Gospel of Matthew, Kevin Madigan10. The GospelTruth: Nicholas of Lyra on John, Lesley Smith11. ‘The Old Law Prohibits the Hand and Not the Spirit’: The Law and the Jews in Nicholas of Lyra’s Romans Commentary of 1329, Philip D.W. Krey12. The Apocalypse Commentary of 1329: Problems in Church History, Philip D.W. Krey13. Nicholas of Lyra and Franciscan Interest in Hebrew Scholarship, Deeana Copeland KlepperBibliographyIndicesIndex of NamesIndex of PlacesIndex of SubjectsIndex of Scriptural References

'In their welcome collection of essays on the Franciscan biblical exegete Nicholas of Lyra (1270-1349), Philip Krey and Lesley Smith seek to address those issues that have recently sparked interest in this scholar in several areas of medieval studies.'Ruth Nisse, The Journal of Religion.

Philip D.W. Krey, Ph.D. (1990), Chicago, is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Early and Medieval Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of Nicholas of Lyra's Apocalypse Commentary.Lesley Smith, Dphil. (1986), Oxford University, is Academic Bursar and Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. She is the author of Medieval Exegesis in Translation: The Book of Ruth and of the Theology volume in The Medieval Book series.

• Abbreviations and short titlesContributorsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1. Creation, Fall and Salvation: Lyra's Commentary on Genesis 1-3, Corrine Patton2. The Rewards of Faith: Nicholas of Lyra on Ruth, Lesley Smith3. The Literal Sense of the Books of Samuel and Kings: from Andrew of StVictor to Nicholas of Lyra, Frans van Liere4. The Book of Kings: Nicholas of Lyra's Mirror of Princes, Philippe Buc5. What's a Good Soldier to Do? Scholarship and Revelation in the Postills on the Psalms, Theresa Gross-Diaz6. Literal Senses in the Song of Songs, Mary Dove7. Vision and History: Nicholas of Lyra on the Prophet Ezechiel, Michael A. Signer8. Nicholas of Lyra on the Book of Daniel, Mark Zier9. Lyra on the Gospel of Matthew, Kevin Madigan10. The GospelTruth: Nicholas of Lyra on John, Lesley Smith11. ‘The Old Law Prohibits the Hand and Not the Spirit’: The Law and the Jews in Nicholas of Lyra’s Romans Commentary of 1329, Philip D.W. Krey12. The Apocalypse Commentary of 1329: Problems in Church History, Philip D.W. Krey13. Nicholas of Lyra and Franciscan Interest in Hebrew Scholarship, Deeana Copeland KlepperBibliographyIndicesIndex of NamesIndex of PlacesIndex of SubjectsIndex of Scriptural References

'In their welcome collection of essays on the Franciscan biblical exegete Nicholas of Lyra (1270-1349), Philip Krey and Lesley Smith seek to address those issues that have recently sparked interest in this scholar in several areas of medieval studies.'Ruth Nisse, The Journal of Religion.

Philip D.W. Krey, Ph.D. (1990), Chicago, is Dean of the Faculty and Professor of Early and Medieval Church History at the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. He is the author of Nicholas of Lyra's Apocalypse Commentary.Lesley Smith, Dphil. (1986), Oxford University, is Academic Bursar and Fellow of Harris Manchester College, Oxford. She is the author of Medieval Exegesis in Translation: The Book of Ruth and of the Theology volume in The Medieval Book series.

• Abbreviations and short titlesContributorsAcknowledgementsPrefaceIntroduction1. Creation, Fall and Salvation: Lyra's Commentary on Genesis 1-3, Corrine Patton2. The Rewards of Faith: Nicholas of Lyra on Ruth, Lesley Smith3. The Literal Sense of the Books of Samuel and Kings: from Andrew of StVictor to Nicholas of Lyra, Frans van Liere4. The Book of Kings: Nicholas of Lyra's Mirror of Princes, Philippe Buc5. What's a Good Soldier to Do? Scholarship and Revelation in the Postills on the Psalms, Theresa Gross-Diaz6. Literal Senses in the Song of Songs, Mary Dove7. Vision and History: Nicholas of Lyra on the Prophet Ezechiel, Michael A. Signer8. Nicholas of Lyra on the Book of Daniel, Mark Zier9. Lyra on the Gospel of Matthew, Kevin Madigan10. The GospelTruth: Nicholas of Lyra on John, Lesley Smith11. ‘The Old Law Prohibits the Hand and Not the Spirit’: The Law and the Jews in Nicholas of Lyra’s Romans Commentary of 1329, Philip D.W. Krey12. The Apocalypse Commentary of 1329: Problems in Church History, Philip D.W. Krey13. Nicholas of Lyra and Franciscan Interest in Hebrew Scholarship, Deeana Copeland KlepperBibliographyIndicesIndex of NamesIndex of PlacesIndex of SubjectsIndex of Scriptural References

'In their welcome collection of essays on the Franciscan biblical exegete Nicholas of Lyra (1270-1349), Philip Krey and Lesley Smith seek to address those issues that have recently sparked interest in this scholar in several areas of medieval studies.'Ruth Nisse, The Journal of Religion.