An ancient commentary on the Book of Revelation : a critical edition of the Scholia in apocalypsin / [edited and translated by] P. Tzamalikos.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tzamalikos, P. (Panagiōtēs), 1951- editor, translator.

Standardized Title:

Scholia in apocalypsin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Revelation--Commentaries--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 464 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is a new critical edition, with translation and commentary, of the Scholia in Apocalypsin, which were falsely attributed to Origen a century ago. They include extensive sections from Didymus the Blind's lost Commentary on the Apocalypse (fourth century) and therefore counter the current belief that Oecumenius' commentary (sixth century) was the most ancient. Professor Tzamalikos argues that their author was in fact Cassian the Sabaite, an erudite monk and abbot at the monastery of Sabas, the Great Laura, in Palestine. He was different from the alleged Latin author John Cassian, placed a century or so before the real Cassian. The Scholia attest to the tension between the imperial Christian orthodoxy of the sixth century and certain monastic circles, who drew freely on Hellenic ideas and on alleged 'heretics'. They show that, during that period, Hellenism was a vigorous force inspiring not only pagan intellectuals, but also influential Christian quarters.

Contents:

Preface

Exordium

Abbreviations

Introduction

Part I. Text of Revelation and Scholia in Apocalypsin

Part II. Expanded notes to the Scholia

Bibliography

Index of authors cited in the Scholia

Index of names in the Scholia

Index of terms in the Scholia

Biblical citations in the Scholia

Index of modern authors

General Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contains:

Scholia in apocalypsin. Greek.

ISBN:

1-107-35271-1

1-107-35771-3

1-107-34914-1

1-139-20875-6

1-107-34434-4

1-107-34809-9

1-107-34559-6

1-107-34184-1

OCLC:

881886817