Jim: thanks for thoughtful message. I'll pass it on to the man, who's
working on the Queen of Sheba (doing archaeol. movies). I apporeciate the
speedy reply. Pardon T.
On Wed, 29 Apr 1998, James R Ginther wrote:
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> | A query: does anyone know whether Petrus Comestor's 'Historia Scholastica"
> | is available (any part of it) in English? I noticed it was only referred
> | to in the Migne edition. Thanks. Pardon Tillinghast
> |
> Pardon:
>
> I am unaware of a complete translation, but the section on the book
> of Ruth has been ably translated by Leslie Smith in her _Commentaries
> on the Book of Ruth_ (TEAMS commentary series. Kalamazoo, 1996), pp.
> 37-39. It is a small excerpt, but for those of us who teach medieval
> exegesis at the undergrad level, we are eternally grateful.
>
> Cheers
> Jim
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