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OverviewNow available in English for the first time, Augustine's Commentary on Galatians is his only complete, formal commentary on any book of the Bible and offers unique insights into his understanding of Paul and of his own task as a biblical interpreter. Yet it is one of his least known works today - and this despite its importance in the past for such major figures as Aquinas, Luther, Erasmus, and Newman. The present volume seeks to remedy this situation by providing not only an English translation with facing Latin text, but also a comprehensive introduction and copious notes. Since Galatians happens to be the only biblical book commented upon by all the ancient Latin commentators - including Jerome, Pelagius, Ambrosiaster, and Marius Victorinus, as well as Augustine - it provides a basis for comparing them and for identifying Augustine's special concerns and emphases. Augustine's Commentary also has crucial links to other works he wrote at the time, especially his monastic rule and De Doctrina Christiana. Augustine's emphasis on Galatians as a pastoral letter designed to preserve and strengthen Christian unity links the commentary to his monastic rule, while his method and sources link it to, and indeed pave the way for, the theory of biblical interpretation set forth in the De Doctrina Christiana. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eric Plumer (Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 13.70cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.398kg ISBN: 9780199297092ISBN 10: 0199297096 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 13 April 2006 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsI. Introduction 1: Date of Composition 2: Augustine in Relation to the Other Latin Commentators on Paul in Late Antiquity 3: The Purpose of Augustine's Commentary 4: Augutine as a Reader of Galatians 5: Conclusions II. Augustine's Commentary on the Letter to Galatians: Text, Translation, and NotesReviewsThis first translation of Augustine's only complete biblical commentary into Enlgish is of great value, as much for those concerned with the intersection of biblical pastoral theology as for the student of Augustine. European Journal of Theology Author InformationEric Plumer is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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