Early Latin Commentaries on the Apocalypse

Edited and translated by Francis X. Gumerlock

Book cover: Early Latin Commentaries on the Apocalypse

Extent: 320 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: TEAMS Commentary Series

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(May 2016)

ISBN: 9781580442237

6.14 x 9.21 inches

Price: $34.95

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PDF (Published)

(May 2016)

ISBN: 9781580442329

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Many commentaries on the Apocalypse were produced in the early Middle Ages. This book provides translations of two Apocalypse commentaries from the seventh and eighth centuries. On the Mysteries of the Apocalypse of John is part of a large one-volume “Reference Bible” composed about 750. Written probably by an Irish teacher residing in northern France, it answers difficulties arising from the biblical text. The Handbook on the Apocalypse of the Apostle John, attributed erroneously to Jerome and written before 767, contains brief moral and allegorical interpretations of particular words and phrases of the Apocalypse. The introduction highlights the unique features of each commentary and the interrelationship of the three texts.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Reference Bible, On the Mysteries of the Apocalypse of John
Pseudo-Jerome, Handbook on the Apocalypse of the Apostle John
Bibliography
Indices

  • Edited and translated by Francis X. Gumerlock