Pelagius'' Commentary on St Paul''s Epistle to the Romans

Zusatztext an essential resource for anyone interested in Pelagius. Klappentext The Pelagian controversy has secured an enduring place for Pelagius in the history of Western Christian thought. Few of Pelagius' writings! however! have been preserved! and until recently none was available in English translation. This volume presents Pelagius' commentary on Romans for the first time in English. The commentary! one of thirteen on the Pauline epistles! dates from the time when Pelagius was active in Rome! before he became embroiled in controversy! but already there are adumbrations of the later debate and signs of different currents of thought in Italy and beyond. In his introduction Theodore de Bruyn discusses the context in which Pelagius wrote the commentary and the issues which shaped his interpretation of Romans. He also takes up questions about the edition of the commentary. The translation is annotated with references to Pelagius' contemporaries! and a new recension of Pelagius' text of Romans is presented in an appendix. Zusammenfassung A translation of Pelagius' "Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans". The commentary dates from the time when Pelagius was active in Rome, in the late-4th and early-5th centuries. An introduction discusses the context of the commentaries and issues which shaped his interpretation.

Product details

• Authors: Pelagius
• Assisted by: Theodore de Bruyn (Translation), Theodore De Bruyn (Translation)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1998
• EAN: 9780198269809
• ISBN: 978-0-19-826980-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Series: Oxford Early Christian Studies; Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works