The Seven Seals of the Apocalypse

Medieval Texts in Translation

Edited and translated by Francis X. Gumerlock

Book cover: The Seven Seals of the Apocalypse

Extent: 110 pages

Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Medieval Studies

Series: TEAMS Commentary Series

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(April 2009)

ISBN: 9781580441087

5.51 x 8.5 inches

Price: $14.95

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PDF (Published)

(April 2009)

ISBN: 9781580445122

Price: $12.00

Filling today’s religious book market are Apocalypse commentaries teaching that the seven seals of Revelation 5-8 describe tragedies that are to take place in the last days. Medieval Europeans, on the other hand, thought very differently about the seven seals. Some used the seven seals for catechetical purposes and associated them with seven major events in the life of Christ or seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Other medieval writers taught that the seven seals contained symbols about life in the church between the first and second comings of Christ. Still others viewed the seals as milestones in the grand outline of salvation history. This book illustrates this vastness of medieval interpretive tradition on the seven seals. It includes fifteen texts from the sixth through the fifteenth centuries, which have been organized under three headings: those illustrating christological interpretations of the seven seals, those proposing ecclesiastical interpretations, and those giving historical interpretations.

Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction Part 1 Christological Interpretations of the Seven Seals Apringius of Beja, Tract on the Apocalypse Pseudo-Alcuin, On the Seven Seals Irish Reference Bible Celtic Catechism Hugh of Saint Cher, Exposition on the Apocalypse Nicholas of Gorran, On the Apocalypse of the Apostle John Part 2 Ecclesiastical Interpretations of the Seven Seals Caesarius of Arles, Exposition of the Apocalypse Cassiodorus, Brief Explanations of the Apocalypse Pseudo-Jerome, Handbook on the Apocalypse Alcuin of York, Question and Answer Manual on the Apocalypse Part 3 Historical Interpretations of the Seven Seals Joachim of Fiore, On the Seven Seals Vital du Four, Commentaries on the Apocalypse The Confession of Prous Boneta Peter Auriol, Compendium on Holy Scripture Giovanni Nanni, Gloss on the Apocalypse Notes Bibliography, Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction
Part 1 Christological Interpretations of the Seven Seals
Apringius of Beja, Tract on the Apocalypse
Pseudo-Alcuin, On the Seven Seals
Irish Reference Bible
Celtic Catechism
Hugh of Saint Cher, Exposition on the Apocalypse
Nicholas of Gorran, On the Apocalypse of the Apostle John
Part 2 Ecclesiastical Interpretations of the Seven Seals
Caesarius of Arles, Exposition of the Apocalypse
Cassiodorus, Brief Explanations of the Apocalypse
Pseudo-Jerome, Handbook on the Apocalypse
Alcuin of York, Question and Answer Manual on the Apocalypse
Part 3 Historical Interpretations of the Seven Seals
Joachim of Fiore, On the Seven Seals
Vital du Four, Commentaries on the Apocalypse
The Confession of Prous Boneta
Peter Auriol, Compendium on Holy Scripture
Giovanni Nanni, Gloss on the Apocalypse
Notes
Bibliography

  • Edited and translated by Francis X. Gumerlock