Topic: 1. Sacrifice and Bible (16th-18th Century)
The Bible, with its plethora of examples of sacrifice and self-sacrifice, plays a pivotal role in shaping the discourse on sacrifice in the early modern world.
This section includes:
- Sources: A broad selection of early modern writings, encompassing biblical exegesis, theological and philosophical interpretations, various translations, prayer books, and hymns.
- Iconographic Representations: This visual collection showcases early modern depictions of biblical sacrifices, including key scenes like the Sacrifice of Isaac as interpreted in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
- Related Bibliography: Complemented by a comprehensive bibliography of scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, offering modern perspectives and analyses of these historical interpretations.
Sin and Expiation
in: The Oxford Handbook of Ritual and Worship in the Hebrew Bible, pp. 1-14
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020.
Commentary on Judges: Patristic and Medieval Sources
in: A Companion to Peter Martyr Vermigli, pp. 231-248
Leiden - Boston: Brill, 2009.
The Levitical Sacrificial System
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 25-40
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
Old Testament heroes in venetian high renaissance art
in: Beyond the Yellow Badge, pp. 275-303
Leiden - Boston: Brill, 2007.
Eine Kulturgeschichte des Opfers : die Anbetung der Hirten von Juan Bautista Maino
in: Kirchliche Kultur und Kunst des 17. Jahrhunderts in Spanien, pp. 89-122
Frankfurt: Vervuert, 2004.
Bound by the Bible. Jews, Christians and the Sacrifice of Isaac
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Isaaks Opferung: zur Uberlieferungsgeschichte von Gen 22
Stuttgart: KBW, 1970.
Milton’s Samson and the Christian Tradition
Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1949.
The Renaissance Bible: Scholarship, Sacrifice, and Subjectivity
Berkeley: University of California Press, .
The Death of Isaac: Structuralist Analysis of Genesis 22
in: Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, v. 64 (1994), issue -: pp.57-81.
Sacrifices et rituels a Mari et dans la Bible
in: Revue d'Assyriologie et d'archéologie orientale, v. 92 (1998), issue : pp.57-77.
Le Sacrifice de la Cité de Dieu. Commentaire au De civitate Dei l. X. Cc. I-VIII
in: Recherches de science religieuse, v. 53 (1965), issue : pp.177-219.
Martirio e distruzione: sulla figura di Sansone in età moderna
in: La ghianda e la quercia. Saggi per Adriano Prosperi, pp. 163-180
Roma: Viella, 2019.
Holy Scripture, Theology and Violence. Terror and Samson in Early Modern Era
in: Christianity and Violence in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period. Perspectives from Europe and Japan, pp. 35-53
Berlin - Boston: De Gruyer, 2021.
Sacrifice and Community: Jewish Offering and Christian Eucharist
Malden (Massachusetts): Blackwell Publishing, 2005.
Sacrifice in the Prophets
in: Sacrifice in the Bible, pp. 59-74
Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1995.
Sacrificio
in: Dizionario delle immagini e dei simboli biblici, pp. 178-180
Milano: Mondadori, 1994.