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Teacher in Faith and Virtue: Lanfranc of Bec's Commentary on Saint Paul. By Ann Collins. [Commentarla. Sacred Texts and Their Commentaries: Jewish, Christian and Islamic.Vol. 1.] (Boston: Brill. 2007. Pp. x, 219. $129.00. ISBN 978-9-004-16347-8.)
Following the revamped dissertation tradition, Collins acknowledges previous scholars, here Margaret Gibson and H.E.J. Cowdrey before launching her own maiden voyage. Ports of call include Bee, the manuscripts of Lanfranc s Pauline glosses, his use of the artes, the theology extracted from the text, and his treatment of patristic authorities. Her venture yields fresh and valuable discoveries. But her revisionist stance is not always vindicated.
Most significant is Collins's analysis of the manuscripts. She adds one, first noted by Wilfried Hartmann, to Gibson's list, agreeing that the fullest and best is the earliest, Canterbury Cathedral Archives Add. MS. 172. It should serve as the base text for a new critical edition. And evaluations of Lanfranc s Pauline exegesis...