{"product_id":"word-and-image-the-hermeneutics-of-the-saint-johns-bible-9780814691960","title":"Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint John's Bible","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn Word and Image  Michael Patella explores the principles  intentions  and aims of The Saint Johns Bible - the first handwritten and hand-illuminated Bible commissioned by a Benedictine abbey since the invention of the printing press. Patella focuses not on how it was made but on how it can be read  viewed  and interpreted in a way that respects biblical inspiration and Christian tradition in our postmodern context. It is a book that is sure to appeal to academics  pastors  teachers  and educated laypersons. Patella considers this Bible in the context of the great Christian tradition of illuminated Bibles across the ages and also the fascinating ways The Saint Johns Bible reflects third-millennium concerns. He seeks to rekindle interest in sacred art by allowing The Saint Johns Bible to teach its readers and viewers how to work with text and image. As an accomplished Scripture scholar  a highly regarded teacher  a monk of Saint Johns Abbey  and the chair of the Committee on Illumination and Text that provided the Vision to the artists who created it  Patella may be the only one who could write this book with such insight  expertise  and love. Michael F. Patella  OSB  SSD (19542025) was professor of New Testament at the School of Theology\/Seminary at Saint Johns University in Collegeville  Minnesota. His books include Angels and Demons: A Christian Primer of the Spiritual World and Word and Image: The Hermeneutics of The Saint Johns Bible  and he also served as a contributor to The Bible Today and Give Us This Day  all published by Liturgical Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647572107317,"sku":"ByrdShop_081469196X","price":29.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780814691960.jpg?v=1781693515","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/word-and-image-the-hermeneutics-of-the-saint-johns-bible-9780814691960","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}