Jerome's Hebrew Philology

A Study Based on His Commentary on Jeremiah
Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-90-04-16204-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 90, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 168 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

Reihe: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements

St Jerome (ca. 347-419), translator and prolific commentator on the Old Testament, left a lasting and controversial mark on the history of biblical scholarship through his radical return to the hebraica veritas, the 'Hebrew truth.' Yet, the extent of Jerome’s Hebrew knowledge has been debated, and the actual role of Hebrew in Jerome’s biblical exegesis has been little explored. This book shows how Jerome’s Hebrew philology developed out of his training in classical literary studies, describes the nature of Jerome’s command of Hebrew in light of his historical context and his use of Jewish sources, and explains how Jerome used Hebrew scholarship in his biblical interpretation. Jerome emerges as a competent Hebraist, limited by his context, yet producing work of enduring significance.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Graves, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Michael Graves, Ph.D. (2006) in Hebraic and Cognate Studies, Hebrew Union College, is Assistant Professor of Old Testament at Wheaton College, IL.