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The Pelagian controversy has secured an enduring place for Pelagius in the history of western Christian thought. Few of Pelagius' writings, however, have been preserved, and until recently none was available in English translation. This volume presents Pelagius' commentary on Romans for the first time in English. The commentary, one of thirteen on the Pauline epistles, dates from the time when Pelagius was active in Rome, before he became embroiled in controversy. But already there are adumbrations of the later debate and signs of different currents of thought in Italy and beyond. In his introduction Theodore de Bruyn discusses the context in which Pelagius wrote the commentary and the issues which shaped his interpretation of Romans. He also takes up questions about the edition of the commentary. The translation is annotated with references to Pelagius' contemporaries. A new recension of Pelagius' text of Romans is presented in an appendix.

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Theodore de Bruyn has provided a translation of an unquestionalbly genuine work, the first of Pelagius' Pauline commentaries, that on Romans, thus enabling the reader with no Latin to hear Pelagius' authentic voice. The introduction is usefully informative and concise ... this is a most attractively presented and most useful book. * C.P. Bammel, Girton College, Cambridge, Ecclesiastical History, Vol 47, no. 1 Jan '96 * The many footnotes are useful ... de Bruyn has provided here further insight into the exegetical methods and concerns of the pre-controversial Pelagius. * Toronto Journal of Theology * De Bruyn's translation flows smoothly...Pelagius's commentary provides a clearer access to its authors thought, and therefore reduces our reliance on what his opponents, notably Augustine, had to say about him. In turn, even with the drawbacks noted in this review, De Bruyn's volume helps rendering Pelagius's thought, as it appears in his commentary on Romans, more accessible to the modern reader. * Eglise et Theologie, Recensions * This slim volume provides a useful resource for those interested in either the thought of the early Church or the history of the interpretation of Paul's epistle to the Romans. * Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 58 (1995) * 'An acurate and readable translation of the commentary is followed by a critical edition of Pelagius's text of Romans - an essential resource for anyone interested in Pelagius.' Gerald Bostock, Expository Times

'An acurate and readable translation of the commentary is followed by a critical edition of Pelagius's text of Romans - an essential resource for anyone interested in Pelagius.' Gerald Bostock, Expository Times `This slim volume provides a useful resource for those interested in either the thought of the early Church or the history of the interpretation of Paul's epistle to the Romans.' Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 58 (1995) `De Bruyn's translation flows smoothly...Pelagius's commentary provides a clearer access to its authors thought, and therefore reduces our reliance on what his opponents, notably Augustine, had to say about him. In turn, even with the drawbacks noted in this review, De Bruyn's volume helps rendering Pelagius's thought, as it appears in his commentary on Romans, more accessible to the modern reader.' Eglise et Theologie, Recensions `The many footnotes are useful ... de Bruyn has provided here further insight into the exegetical methods and concerns of the pre-controversial Pelagius.' Toronto Journal of Theology `Theodore de Bruyn has provided a translation of an unquestionalbly genuine work, the first of Pelagius' Pauline commentaries, that on Romans, thus enabling the reader with no Latin to hear Pelagius' authentic voice. The introduction is usefully informative and concise ... this is a most attractively presented and most useful book.' C.P. Bammel, Girton College, Cambridge, Ecclesiastical History, Vol 47, no. 1 Jan '96

de Bruyn's volume does much to illumine the world of late antique Rome and to reveal the thought of one of its most prominent teachers. --Theological Studies<br> Students of early Christian literature...welcome the publication of this work....[This work] serves as an excellent resource for students of late antiquity, including those interested in ecclesiastical history, theological anthropology, Manichaean religion, Augustinian studies, or the intellectual history of fourth-century Italy. --Comptes Rendus<br> This slim volume provides a useful resource for those interested in either the thought of the early Church or the history of the interpretation of Paul's epistle to the Romans. --Journal for the Study of the Old Testament<br>

de Bruyn's volume does much to illumine the world of late antique Rome and to reveal the thought of one of its most prominent teachers. --Theological Studies Students of early Christian literature...welcome the publication of this work....[This work] serves as an excellent resource for students of late antiquity, including those interested in ecclesiastical history, theological anthropology, Manichaean religion, Augustinian studies, or the intellectual history of fourth-century Italy. --Comptes Rendus This slim volume provides a useful resource for those interested in either the thought of the early Church or the history of the interpretation of Paul's epistle to the Romans. --Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

'An acurate and readable translation of the commentary is followed by a critical edition of Pelagius's text of Romans - an essential resource for anyone interested in Pelagius.' Gerald Bostock, Expository Times This slim volume provides a useful resource for those interested in either the thought of the early Church or the history of the interpretation of Paul's epistle to the Romans. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 58 (1995) De Bruyn's translation flows smoothly...Pelagius's commentary provides a clearer access to its authors thought, and therefore reduces our reliance on what his opponents, notably Augustine, had to say about him. In turn, even with the drawbacks noted in this review, De Bruyn's volume helps rendering Pelagius's thought, as it appears in his commentary on Romans, more accessible to the modern reader. Eglise et Theologie, Recensions The many footnotes are useful ... de Bruyn has provided here further insight into the exegetical methods and concerns of the pre-controversial Pelagius. Toronto Journal of Theology Theodore de Bruyn has provided a translation of an unquestionalbly genuine work, the first of Pelagius' Pauline commentaries, that on Romans, thus enabling the reader with no Latin to hear Pelagius' authentic voice. The introduction is usefully informative and concise ... this is a most attractively presented and most useful book. C.P. Bammel, Girton College, Cambridge, Ecclesiastical History, Vol 47, no. 1 Jan '96

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