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Commentary on Matthew (Paperback)
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Commentary on Matthew (Paperback)
Series: Fathers of the Church: A New Translation (Patristic Series)
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St. Jerome (347-420) has been considered the pre-eminent scriptural
commentator among the Latin Church Fathers. His Commentary on
Matthew, written in 398 and profoundly influential in the West,
appears here for the first time in English translation. Jerome
covers the entire text of Matthew's gospel by means of brief
explanatory comments that clarify the text literally and
historically. Although he himself resided in Palestine for forty
years, Jerome often relies on Origen and Josephus for local
information and traditions. His stated aim is to offer a
streamlined and concise exegesis that avoids excessive spiritual
interpretation. Jerome depends on the works of a series of
antecedent commentators, both Greek and Latin, the most important
of whom is Origen, yet he avoids the extremes in Origen's
allegorical interpretations. His polemic against theological
opponents is a prominent thrust of his exegetical comments. The
Arians, the Gnostics, and the Helvidians are among his most
important targets. Against Arius, Jerome stresses that the Son did
not lack omniscience. Against Marcion and Mani, Jerome holds that
Jesus was a real human being, with flesh and bones, and that men
become sons of God by their own free choice, not by the nature with
which they are born. Against Helvidius, Jerome defends the
perpetual virginity of Mary. In this commentary, Jerome calls
attention to the activity of the Trinity as a principal unifying
theme of the Gospel of Matthew. He also stresses that exertions are
necessary for the Christian to attain eternal salvation; that free
will is a reality; that human beings cooperate with divine grace;
and that it is possible to obtain merit during the earthly life.
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