"The Ximenez Polyglot Bible was part of a larger educational project—the
University of Alcalá—implemented by Cardinal Cisneros at the turn of
the sixteenth century in order to revive learning and encourage the
study of the Scriptures. Following a brief biography of Cisneros, his
reforms, and the social-religious context in which the Bible was produced,
this article goes on to discuss the project itself, the manuscripts
consulted, the printing, and the scholars involved. Cisneros’s focus on
biblical studies at the University of Alcalá developed into an interest in
Christian humanism and the writings of Erasmus, which would later
bring forth fruit in the evangelical movements in Seville and Valladolid in
the 1550s."
Westminster Theological Seminary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA ; International Reformed Evangelical Seminary Jakarta, Indonesia, 2016
