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- St. Jerome's Commentaries on Galatians, Titus, and Philemon
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Notre Dame Press
summary
St. Jerome (347–420) was undoubtedly one of the most learned of the Latin Church Fathers. He mastered nearly the entirety of the antecedent Christian exegetical and theological tradition, both Greek and Latin, and he knew Hebrew and Aramaic. We have the fruit of that knowledge in his most famous editorial achievement, the Latin Vulgate translation of the Bible. Declared “the greatest doctor in explaining the Scriptures” by the Council of Trent, Jerome has been regarded by the Latin Church as its preeminent scriptural commentator. Much of Jerome’s prodigious exegetical output, however, has never been translated into English. In this volume, Thomas P. Scheck presents the first English translation of St. Jerome’s commentaries on Galatians, Titus, and Philemon. Jerome followed the Greek exegesis of Origen of Alexandria, proceeding step by step and producing the most valuable of all of the patristic commentaries on these three epistles of St. Paul. Jerome’s exegesis is characterized by extensive learning, acute historical and theological criticism, lively and vigorous exposition, and homiletical exhortation. Scheck’s translation is supplemented with thorough annotations and a detailed critical introduction that sets the context for reading Jerome’s commentaries. It is an invaluable reference for patristics scholars, historical theologians, Church historians, and New Testament scholars.
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-45
- Commentary on Galatians: Book One
- pp. 47-123
- Commentary on Galatians: Book Two
- pp. 125-204
- Commentary on Galatians: Book Three
- pp. 205-275
- Commentary on Titus
- pp. 277-349
- Commentary on Philemon
- pp. 351-382
- Select Bibliography
- pp. 383-387
- Index of Scriptural Passages
- pp. 389-409
- General Index
- pp. 410-416
Additional Information
ISBN
9780268092757
Related ISBN(s)
9780268041335
MARC Record
OCLC
794700557
Pages
432
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No