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Author:   Josef Lössl ,  John W. Watt ,  Dr. John W. Watt ,  Dr. Josef Lossl
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.771kg
ISBN:  

9781409410072

ISBN 10:   1409410072
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   28 December 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction, Josef Lössl and John Watt; Part 1 Alexandria to Rome: Origen: exegesis and philosophy in early Christian Alexandria, Alfons Fürst; Prologue topics and translation problems in Latin commentaries on Paul, Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe; Ambrosiaster's method of interpretation in the Questions on the Old and New Testament, Marie-Pierre Bussières; Philosophical exegesis in Marius Victorinus' Commentaries on Paul, Stephen Cooper; Jerome's Pauline commentaries between East and West: tradition and innovation in the Commentary on Galatians, Andrew Cain; The Bible and Aristotle in the controversy between Augustine and Julian of Aeclanum, Josef Lössl; Boethius as a translator and Aristotelian commentator, Sten Ebbesen. Part 2 Alexandria to Baghdad: Translating the personal aspect of late Platonism in the commentary tradition, Edward Watts; Aristotelianism and the disintegration of the late Antique theological discourse, Dirk Krausmüller; Sergius of Reshaina as translator: the case of the De Mundo, Adam McCollum; Sergius of Reshaina and pseudo-Dionysius: a dialectical fidelity, Emiliano Fiori; The commentator Probus: problems of date and identity, Sebastian Brock; Du commentaire à la reconstruction: Paul le Perse interprète d'Aristote (sur une lecture du Peri Hermeneias, à propos des modes et des adverbes selon Paul, Ammonius et Boèce), Henri Hugonnard-Roche; The genesis and development of a logical lexicon in the Syriac tradition, Daniel King; From Sergius to Matta: Aristotle and pseudo-Dionysius in Syriac tradition, John Watt; Al-Farabi's arguments for the eternity of the world and the contingency of natural phenomena, Philippe Vallat; Bibliography; Indexes.

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'Not very often do we receive so much from the limited space of a single volume... Readers no doubt will be enriched by following the answers offered in this significant study.' Journal of Theological Studies 'The book abounds with illuminating comments on the translation and reception history of the Organon in Syriac, on the education system, on the multiple levels of interaction between Greek and Syriac etc.' Ecclesiastical History '... a handy collection of 13 articles by a prolific scholar covering several aspects of medieval and Reformation biblical study.' Churchman

'Not very often do we receive so much from the limited space of a single volume... Readers no doubt will be enriched by following the answers offered in this significant study.' Journal of Theological Studies 'The book abounds with illuminating comments on the translation and reception history of the Organon in Syriac, on the education system, on the multiple levels of interaction between Greek and Syriac etc.' Ecclesiastical History '... a handy collection of 13 articles by a prolific scholar covering several aspects of medieval and Reformation biblical study.' Churchman

Author Information

Josef Lossl is Professor of Historical Theology and Intellectual History, Cardiff University, UK; John W. Watt is Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Religious Studies & Theology, Cardiff University, UK. Josef Lossl, John Watt, Alfons Furst, Sophie Lunn-Rockliffe, Marie-Pierre Bussieres, Stephen Cooper, Andrew Cain, Sten Ebbesen, Edward Watts, Dirk Krausmuller, Adam McCollum, Emiliano Fiori, Sebastian Brock, Henri Hugonnard-Roche, Daniel King, John Watt, Philippe Vallat.

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