Marius Victorinus' Commentary On Galatians

Zusatztext magisterial ... an erudite volume, which should become a standard in the field ... provides a fresh understanding of a little known but important figure Informationen zum Autor Stephen Andrew Cooper is Associate Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Franklin and Marshall College. Klappentext Marius Victorinus, a professor of rhetoric in mid-fourth-century Rome, wrote the first Latin commentaries on the apostle Paul, whose letters have played a vital role in Western Christian thought. This is the first English translation of Victorinus' commentary on Galatians, which is a relevant and lively presentation of the apostle's passion for the freedom of the gospel. The accompanying notes and introduction, while engaged with relevant scholarship, are accessibleto readers interested in early Christian interpretations of the Bible. Zusammenfassung Marius Victorinus, a professor of rhetoric in mid-fourth-century Rome, wrote the first Latin commentaries on the apostle Paul, whose letters have played a vital role in Western Christian thought. This is an English translation of Victorinus' commentary on Galatians, which is a presentation of the apostle's passion for the freedom of the gospel.

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• Authors: Stephen Andrew Cooper, Stephen Andrew (Associate Professor Cooper, Cooper Stephen Andrew
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.06.2005
• EAN: 9780198270270
• ISBN: 978-0-19-827027-0
• No. of pages: 414
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies; Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Meditations / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Bible readings, selections & meditations, Bible readings, selections and meditations, The Early Church