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The Cambridge Gloss on the Apocalypse: Cambridge University Library Dd.x.16 (Corpus Christianorum in Translation Corpus Christianorum Series Latina, CVIII G, 36) - Colin McAllister October 1, 2020 PDF  BOOKS
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The Cambridge Gloss on the Apocalypse: Cambridge University Library Dd.x.16 (Corpus Christianorum in Translation Corpus Christianorum Series Latina, CVIII G, 36)
Author: Colin McAllister
Year: October 1, 2020
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 1.4 MB
Language: English

The Glossa in Apocalypsin Cambridge Gloss on the Apocalypse is a recently discovered anonymous Hiberno Latin that is authored by an Irish cleric writing in Latin commentary on the Apocalypse of John found in a tenth century manuscript at Cambridge University Library This gloss is written in a similar style to other Irish authored exegetical texts of the same period That is the author proceeds verse by verse through the entire Apocalypse citing short phrases or even single words of the biblical text followed by brief explanations that serve to clarify meaning and are often moral or allegorical in nature as well as offering alternative interpretations of a given passage The text has a marked dependence on the hermeneutical method of the fourth century Donatist Tyconius as laid out in his Liber Regularum Book of Rules and applied in his Exposition on the Apocalypse The Cambridge Gloss promotes an ecclesiological and spiritual interpretation of the Apocalypse muting speculation about an imminent endtime scenario The gloss contains numerous references to heretics emphasises the hierarchy and the privileged role of teachers within the church and likely dates from the eighth century the Northumbrian Golden Age exemplified by the works of Bede the Venerable and Alcuin of York This English translation accompanied by numerous notes is intended to give readers an insight into understanding the viewpoint that medieval exegetes held in explaining the Apocalypse of John The source text of this volume appeared in Corpus Christianorum Series Latina as Glossa in Apocalypsin e codice Bibliothecae Vniuersitatis Cantabrigiensis Dd X 16 CC SL 108G References to the corresponding pages of the Corpus Christianorum edition are provided in the margins of this translation

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