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Consoling Heliodorus

By Scourfield, J. H.

Consoling Heliodorus

By Scourfield, J. H.

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Jerome (c. 347-420 AD) is best remembered as the author of the Vulgate translation of the Bible. But he was also an untiring letter-writer. Among the many letters which have survived are several written to friends who have suffered recent bereavement. In the most impressive of these, Letter 60, Jerome consoles Heliodorus, Bishop of Altinum in north-east Italy, on the early death of his nephew Nepotianus. The letter is composed from a thoroughly Christian perspective; but it belongs to a tradition of consolatory literature that reaches far back into the pagan world. In this commentary, Professor Scourfield places the letter in the context of this tradition, showing how a highly literate Christian author of the late fourth century could take over pagan ideas and put them to Christian use. The commentary also deals fully with matters of language and style, theology, exegesis, and history. A revised text and a completely new translation of the letter are included.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
284
Release Date:
1993-02-11
Publication Date:
1992-12-10
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198147228
ISBN13:
9780198147220
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[email protected]
Weight:
535 g
Height:
145 cm
Width:
222 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
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