Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes

Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.)

OUP Oxford, Feb 6, 2003 - Religion - 294 pages

Now 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 anEnglish 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 - itprovides 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 biblicalinterpretation set forth in the De Doctrina Christiana.

About the author

Eric Plumer is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania

Bibliographic information

• Title: Augustine's Commentary on Galatians: Introduction, Text, Translation, and Notes; Oxford Early Christian Studies
• Author: Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.)
• Editor: Eric Plumer
• Translated by: Eric Plumer
• Contributor: Eric Plumer
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2003
• ISBN: 0199244391, 9780199244393
• Length: 294 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Commentary / New Testament; Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament; Religion / Biblical Meditations / General; Religion / Christian Church / History; Religion / Christian Theology / General