medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I want to thank all for the help received on the above question: still searching for a definitive answer and realizing there may not be one. In any case, many thanks for all the pointers and bibliography. Larry Swain --- Thomas Izbicki <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval > religion and culture > > Have you tried: > > Bernhard Lambert, Bibliotheca Hieronymiana > manuscripta, 4 vols., Instrumenta Patristica 4 > (Steenbrugge, 1969-72). 281.1 IN7 CLX. Inventory of > surviving manuscripts of the works of St. Jerome and > of works falsely attributed to Jerome. The table of > initia in Vol. IVB includes all pseudo-Hieronymian > works. ? > > Tom Izbicki > > Thomas Izbicki > Research Services Librarian > and Gifts-in-Kind Officer > Eisenhower Library > Johns Hopkins > Baltimore, MD 21218 > (410)516-7173 > fax (410)516-8399 > >>> [log in to unmask] >>> > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval > religion and culture > > I couldn't find a chronology in Brown's *Vir > Trilinguis*, but I did > find some possibly helpful references. The section > "Jerome and the > biblical canon" is on pp. 62-71. > > For his view of the canon in general: > He cites H.H. Howorth, "The Influence of St. Jerome > on the Canon of > the Western Church," *Journal of Theological > Studies* 10 (1908): > 481-96; 11 (1909): 321-47; 13 (1911): 1-13, but > suggests that his > chronology is "open to serious doubt." He cites > P.W. Skehan, "St. > Jerome and the Canon of the Holy Scriptures," *A > Monument to St. > Jerome,* edited by F.X. Murphy (New York, 1952), > 259-87. > > Brown gives a date of 395 for Letter 53, definitely > after the > *Prologus Galeatus* (I don't know where he got the > date). Here's > what he says about the letter: "The list is > interesting in that it > includes all the books in the Hebrew canon, but the > order in which > they are recorded has been influenced by the LXX > canon in two ways. > First the minor prophets are placed before the other > prophets, and > second, Daniel is placed at the end of the prophets, > ostensibly as > one of them. This is a good example of Jerome's > ambivalent attitude > to the canon; the scholar is influenced by the > original Hebrew canon, > but the churchman cannot stray too far from the > revered tradition of > the LXX canon." (68) > > Hope that helps. > > --Jonathan Hall > > On 25 May 2006, at 4:25 PM, Larry Swain wrote: > > > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of > medieval religion and > > culture > > > > I'm attempting to figure out a question on a > sequence > > in Jerome's works. It is usually stated that > Jerome > > finished his translation of Samuel and Kings from > > "Hebrew" into Latin in 390 and published them with > the > > Prologus Galeatus. In the Galeatus Jerome gives > an > > order of the biblical books that at least in the > > Christian Old Testament mirrors the rabbinic order > of > > the Hebrew Bible. However, in 394 in Letter 53 to > > Paulinus of Nola, in which Jerome urges P to study > the > > Scripture and gives an order and brief summary of > each > > book of the Bible--but the order in this letter is > > rather different than the order in Galeatus. Given > > Jerome's tendency after his move to Bethlehem to > > champion the rabbinic order and content of the > canon, > > I'm wondering how to explain the discrepancy. Are > the > > usual dates incorrect? Was Galeatus actually > > published with Samuel-Kings or did he add that > later? > > Sources? > > > > Many thanks! > > > > Larry Swain > > > > > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join > medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave > medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's > owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > > ********************************************************************** > To join the list, send the message: join > medieval-religion YOUR NAME > to: [log in to unmask] > To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] > To leave the list, send the message: leave > medieval-religion > to: [log in to unmask] > In order to report problems or to contact the list's > owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] > For further information, visit our web site: > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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