Commentary on Matthew

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CUA Press, 2008 - Religion - 347 pages
In this commentary, Jerome calls attention to the activity of the Trinity as a principal unifying theme of the Gospel of Matthew.
 

Contents

Introduction
3
2 Jeromes Life and Works
5
3 The Origenist Controversies
13
4 Jeromes Commentary on Matthew
15
Origen
19
6 Jeromes Exegetical Method
24
7 Themes of Jeromes Commentary on Matthew
30
8 Influence and Printed Editions
46
Book One Matthew 111042
59
Book Two Matthew 1121612
128
Book Three Matthew 16132240
189
Book Four Matthew 22412820
257
INDICES
329
General Index
331
Index of Holy Scripture
337
Index of Greek Words Cited
347

COMMENTARY ON MATTHEW
49
Preface
51

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About the author (2008)

Jerome was the greatest scholar of the ancient church. Most of his mature life was spent in study in various parts of the Eastern Mediterranean. In approximately 372, he set out for the East and stayed in Antioch for a short period, eventually settling as a hermit in the Syrian desert for four or five years. He then spent some time in Constantinople and in 382 returned to Rome, where he became secretary to Pope Damasus. During his brief residence in Rome, he began his revision of the Bible into Latin translated from the original languages. The culmination of his work, which took over two decades, was known as the Vulgate, a Latin translation of the Bible. He returned to the East in 385 and eventually settled in Bethlehem, where he ruled a newly founded monastery and devoted the rest of his life to study and writing. In addition to the Vulgate, his writings include biblical commentaries and treatises concerning linguistic and topographical material written in order to help in the interpretation of Scripture.