High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Allegory in the Middle Ages was a vital element in the synthesis of Biblical and Classical traditions into what would become recognizable as Medieval culture. People of the Middle Ages consciously drew from the cultural legacies of the ancient world in shaping their institutions and ideas, and so allegory in Medieval literature and Medieval art was a prime mover for the synthesis and transformational continuity between the ancient world and the "new" Christian world. People of the Middle Ages did not see the same break between themselves and their classical predecessors that modern observers see; rather, they saw continuity with themselves and the ancient world, using allegory as a synthesizing agent that brings together a whole image. Four Senses of Scripture (Ways of Interpreting Scripture) There were four senses in which scripture was interpreted in the Middle Ages. Literal,typological,moral and anagogical. (Cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church) There were four categories of allegory used in the Middle Ages, which had originated with the Bible commentators of the early Christian era.

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