The book of rules of Tyconius : its purpose and inner logic / Pamela Bright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bright, Pamela, 1937-2012.

Series:

Christianity and Judaism in antiquity ; v. 2.

Christianity and Judaism in antiquity ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Typology (Theology).

Bible--Hermeneutics.

Bible.

Bible--Prophecies.

Ticonius, active 4th century. Liber regularum.

Ticonius.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

Paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, 2009, c1988.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Liber Regularum, written by Tyconius in the Fourth Century A.D., was the first system of biblical interpretation proposed by a Latin theologian. Augustine was very interested in this work and included an extraordinary summation of it in his De doctrina christiana. Although this treatment insured the preservation of the work and its lasting fame, Augustine's summary became better known than the original. Pamela Bright's The Book of Rules of Tyconius: Its Purpose and Inner Logic reintroduces this neglected classic of early church literature. Bright asserts that although Augustine was greatly influenced by the Liber Regularum, his philosophical differences caused him to misunderstand its meaning. Bright reexamines the meaning of "prophecy" and "rule" from Tyconius's perspective and reveals that the purpose of the book was not to provide a general guide to scriptural interpretation, but rather a way to interpret apocalyptic texts. She cites Tyconius's intense concern with evil in the church as the genesis of his interest in the apocalypse and subsequently the meaning of the scripture concerning it. Tyconius speaks of the "seven mystical rules" of scripture that with the grace of the Holy Spirit reveal the true meaning of prophecy. If an interpreter follows the "logic" of these rules, the nature of the church as composed by both good and evil membership is revealed. Bright argues that Tyconius was not illogical or incompetent in the work's composition as many critics have claimed but rather that he organized his material in a concentric pattern so that Rule Four, the center of the seven rules, is also the central development of his theory. Of interest to theologians, students of biblical interpretation and of Augustine, The Book of Rules of Tyconius focuses attention upon a work that had great influence on the understanding of the nature of the church, on interpreting scripture, and its meaning for the Church of its day.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE: THE BOOK OF RULES - A NEGLECTED CLASSIC; CHAPTER TWO: THE IMMENSE FOREST OF PROPHECY; CHAPTER THREE: THE LOGIC OF THE MYSTICAL RULES; CHAPTER FOUR: THE LOGICAL STRUCTURE OF THE BOOK OF RULES; CHAPTER FIVE: THE HERMENEUTICAL THEORY; CHAPTER SIX: TYCONIUS AND HIS LATIN CONTEMPORARIES; CONCLUSION; Index of Contemporary Authors; Index of Ancient Authors; Index of Biblical References

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9780268076252

0268076251

9780268075774

0268075778

OCLC:

712995157