Commentaries on Galatians-Philemon - (Ancient Christian Texts) by Ambrosiaster (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") is the name given to the anonymous author of the earliest complete Latin commentary on the thirteen epistles of Paul.
- About the Author: Gerald L. Bray (Ph.D., University of Paris--Sorbonne) is director of research for The Latimer Trust in London and a research professor at Samford University.
- 188 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Biblical Commentary
- Series Name: Ancient Christian Texts
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About the Book
This ACT volume is the second of two volumes that will offer a first English translation of the anonymous fourth-century commentary on the thirteen letters of Paul. Widely viewed as one of the finest pre-Reformation commentaries on the Pauline Epistles, this commentary, until the time of Erasmus, was attributed to Ambrose. The name Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") seems to hav been given to the anonymous author of the work by its Benedictine editors (1686- 1690).
Book Synopsis
Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") is the name given to the anonymous author of the earliest complete Latin commentary on the thirteen epistles of Paul. The commentaries were thought to have been written by Ambrose throughout the Middle Ages, but their authorship was challenged by Erasmus, whose arguments have proved decisive.
The commentaries, which serve as important witnesses to pre-Vulgate Latin versions of Paul's epistles, are noteworthy in several respects. Ambrosiaster was a careful and thoughtful interpreter, who made little use of allegory, though he employed typology judiciously. Writing during the pontificate of Damasus (366-384), he is a witness to Nicene orthodoxy and frequently comments on themes related to the Trinity, the consubstantiality of the Son, the problem of the unbelief of the Jews and the nature of human sinfulness. He had a keen eye for moral issues and often offers comments that reflect his knowledge of how the church had changed from the time of the apostles to his own day.
Here for the first time his commentaries on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon are made available in English, ably translated and edited by Gerald L. Bray.
Ancient Christian Texts are new English translations of full-length commentaries or sermon series from ancient Christian authors that allow you to study key writings of the early church fathers in a fresh way.
About the Author
Gerald L. Bray (Ph.D., University of Paris--Sorbonne) is director of research for The Latimer Trust in London and a research professor at Samford University. He is the editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volumes on Romans, 1-2 Corinthians and James--Jude as well as volume editor for We Believe in One God in the Ancient Christian Doctrine series.
