Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-289) and indexes.

Introduction. Authors and texts -- Drawing upon the Fathers of the Church -- Remigius of Auxerre and Carolingian biblical interpretation -- Allegory in twelfth-century monastic interpretation : Rupert of Deutz -- Hildegard of Bingen and the interpretive work of medieval women -- The school of Saint Victor : Andrew of Saint Victor's Exposition on Genesis -- Creating resources for medieval students : Peter Comestor and the Scholastic history -- Nicholas of Lyra : a fourteenth-century exegete -- Literal and mystical exegete in the fifteenth century : Denis the Carthusian -- About this translation -- Translations. Remigius of Auxerre -- Rupert of Deutz -- Hildegard of Bingen -- Andrew of Saint Victor -- Peter Comestor -- Nicholas of Lyra -- Denis the Carthusian.

Joy Schroeder here provides substantial excerpts -- most previously unavailable in English -- from seven noteworthy medieval biblical interpreters who commented on Genesis between the ninth and the fifteenth centuries. Representing a chronological and geographical range of authors, these clear, readable translations illustrate the rich diversity of medieval approaches to biblical interpretation. This generous sampler of medieval writings is supplemented by an in-depth introduction that locates each of the medieval authors within his or her context. Covering the entire book of Genesis, this commentary offers modern readers a splendid opportunity to encounter the creative and reverent approaches to Scripture practiced by medieval biblical scholars.