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

This Book Makes Available To Scholars The Unpublished Proto-scholastic Commentary On The Psalms, Composed By One Of The Outstanding Figures Of The Early Twelfth Century, Gilbert Of Poitiers (gilbert Porreta).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.--book Jacket. Gilbert's Academic Career -- Manuscripts And Mise En Page -- The Academic Accessus And The Psalms As Literature -- The Sources For Gilbert's Psalms Commentary -- Gilbert And The Glossa Ordinaria -- Gilbert As Exegete. By Theresa Gross-diaz. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [181]-188) And Indexes. 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 'Glossa 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 General Index 189 Index of manuscripts cited 193 This study analyzes the commentary on the Psalms written by Gilbert of Poitiers around 1117. The commentary is shown to have been an important factor in the development of theology as an academic discipline, influencing works such as the "Glossa Ordinaria" and the writings of Peter Lombard.