Nicholas of Lyra’s Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

Franciscan Exegesis in a Time of Crisis

edited by Philip D. W. Krey and Ian Christopher Levy

Book cover: Nicholas of Lyra’s Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke

Extent: 200 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: TEAMS Commentary Series

Language: English, Latin

Paperback (Published)

(March 2026)

ISBN: 9781580447096

6.1 x 9.17 inches

Price: $44.95

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Hardback (Published)

(March 2026)

ISBN: 9781580447102

Price: $84.00

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(March 2026)

ISBN: 9781580447119

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This volume provides translations of significant passages in the fourteenth-century Franciscan Nicholas of Lyra’s commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, addressing such important topics as Franciscan poverty, politics, and eschatology. It places Nicholas of Lyra in dialogue with earlier Franciscan commentators on the Gospels, principally Peter of John Olivi and Saint Bonaventure, as well as the Dominican Thomas Aquinas. A substantial introduction and explanatory notes are provided.

Philip D. W. Krey is the Ministerium of New York Professor, Early Church History, emeritus and was the President of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. His research interests include biblical interpretation and medieval theology. Ian Christopher Levy is a Professor of Theology at Providence College, specializing in Medieval Biblical Exegesis, Sacraments and Ecclesiology.

  • Edited by Philip D. W. Krey
  • Edited by Ian Christopher Levy