liber generationis adamThe Cursor Mundi is also laid out to cover the seven
ages, and is a gold-mine of apocryphal tales, including the wonderful Legend
of the Rood Tree, which could be helpful in tracing the generations from
Adam to Christ since the Rood makes the trip through them all.
I was told once in a seminar class that it was Bede who set forth the _six_
ages of man, but I'd have to get back to you on a source. If you'd like me
to, I shall look into it.
Karolyn
Karolyn Kinane
Department of English
University of Minnesota
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"Wine is a constant proof that God loves us and wants to see us happy."
-Benjamin Franklin
I'm trying to track a possible source for a text/chart detailing the
generations from Adam to Christ, comparing Vulgate (also referred to as
"the Hebrew") and Septuagint calculations. The chart appears in a treatise
by George of Siena, OP called (by later copyists) "116 prophecies against
the Jews" (1388), in commentary on Genesis 5 (hic est liber generationis
adam...). It identifies 5 ages from Adam to Christ. The first age extends
from Adam to Noah, the second from Noah to Abraham, the third from Abraham
to David, the fourth from David to the Babylonian exile, the fifth from the
exile to Christ (Daniel's prophecy).
Since almost none of George's treatise is original (what isn't taken
verbatim from Nicholas of Lyra is mainly taken from Augustine's "City of
God") I am assuming that George found this arrangement somewhere, too.
Unfortunately, my access to research materials is limited while I'm teaching
(small liberal arts college library), but I have so far checked Jerome on
Genesis, the Glossa Ordinaria and Hugh of St. Cher.
Does this chart sound familiar? Thanks in advance for any help.
Deeana Klepper
Deeana Klepper
Department of History
Williams College
Williamstown, MA 01267
(413) 597 2125
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