Early Latin Commentaries on the Apocalypse

Authors

Francis X. Gumerlock, Archdiocese of DenverFollow

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Document Type

Edition and/or Translation

Description

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.

Publication Date

7-1-1997

Publisher

Medieval Institute Publications

City

Kalamazoo

ISBN

9781580442329

Keywords

Apocalyptic Commentaries, Biblical Commentaries, Apocalypse

Disciplines

Biblical Studies | Christianity | Medieval Studies

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Citation for Published Book

Gumerlock, Francis X., ed. Early Latin Commentaries on the Apocalypse. Kalamazoo, MI: Medieval Institute Publications, 1997.