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The Bible And Magister Gratian’S Canon Law, John E. Rybolt
The Bible And Magister Gratian’S Canon Law, John E. Rybolt
John E Rybolt
The main work of canon law in the medieval period, the Decretum Gratiani, used the Bible at the heart of his legal sources. This paper surveys his methodology in the use of biblical texts. He used these texts in a direct and accessible manner, free of contrived accommodations. The result is a work of practical and pastoral exegesis.