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The _R_ expansion of Alexander of Ashby's _Brevissima comprehensio
Historiarum_ interprets Maccabees historically. See Greti Dinkova-
Bruun, ed., _Alexandri Essebiensis Opera poetica_ (Brepols, 2004; CCCM,
188A), pp. xv-xvi.
Have you looked more generally in the literature on reworkers of
Maccabees (e.g. Peter Comestor, Peter Riga)?
Best,
John Dillon
On Friday, March 24, 2006, at 12:22 pm, Julian Henrix wrote:
> I too am curious about Maccabees because it contains a passage
> widely used in early medieval commemorative liturgy. I have
> ransacked my notes and am not turning up anything more specific
> than a note that Mayke de Jong has written on Hrabanus Maurus'
> commentary on Maccabees which he wrote for Empress Judith. If you
> google her and Hrabanus you get a list of her publications which
> contains a couple of articles that look promising. There's a good
> chance that she touches on manuscript transmission, although
> probably earlier than what you are looking for. Most everything
> else I have run across on Maccabees is more exegetical in focus
> and is not concerned about historical reception of the books, so I
> would be curious to hear about whatever you turn up.
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