The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers series of the 19th century
rendered into English many of Jerome's treatises and letters while
bypassing his biblical commentaries as well as some of his most
important exegetical letters. This omission, which was not helpful
to scholarship, was probably due to the great length of these
works. Although the problem was partly remedied by some new English
translations of the 20th century, the present volume fills a
significant lacuna by translating into English the Scriptural
exegesis that Jerome conveyed in his relatively unknown epistles,
many of which were composed in response to queries he had received
from various correspondents. Many of these letters are presented
here for the first time in English. Based on the Hilberg edition,
this volume contains new translations, introduced and annotated, of
Jerome's Epistles 18-21, 25-30, 34-37, 42, 53, 55-56, 59, 64-65,
72-74, 78, 85, 106, 112, 119-121, 129, 130, and 140. Two newly
translated letters from the famous exchange with Augustine over the
meaning of Galatians 2:11-14 are included (Epp. 56 and 112), as
well as a new rendering of Ep. 130 to Demetrias (which technically
is not an ""exegetical"" letter but does present important
information about the Pelagian controversy). Overall, this
collection hopes to serve as a useful introduction to Jerome's
approach to biblical interpretation, of both the Old and the New
Testament. Some letters focus on the historical meaning of Pauline
and Gospel texts, while others contain allegorical expositions of
Old Testament passages. Jerome's competence as a Hebrew scholar
will become evident to the reader of this volume as well as his
thorough acquaintance with the antecedent Greek and Latin Christian
exegetical traditions.
General
| Imprint: |
The Catholic University of America Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Fathers of the Church |
| Release date: |
December 2023 |
| Authors: |
St Jerome
• Thomas P. Scheck
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 133mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
276 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8132-3713-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
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| LSN: |
0-8132-3713-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780813237138 |
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