Zum Nachleben des Hieronymianischen 'In Ecclesiasten'.

Autor(en)

Thomas Prügl

Abstrakt

Jerome's In Ecclesiasten was the most important and single best known patristic commentary for this biblical book in the Latin Middle Ages. Thus, it determined the entire exegesis of Ecclesiastes in the medieval period. Along with a short text from Gregory the Great's Dialogi, Jerome's commentary provided the basic historical, etymological, hermeneutical and even theological information about this book for every medieval commentator. This study examines the commentaries on Ecclesiastes of Alcuin of York, of the Glossa ordinaria, of Hugh of Saint Victor, Hugh of Saint Cher and St. Bonaventure. Alcuin's work as well as the Glossa ordinaria consist nearly completely of excerpts from Jerome's text, thus forming medieval anthologies of the same work. Hugh of Saint Victor and Bonaventure emphasize the role of Ecclesiastes for an appropriate understanding of contemplatio, following Jerome's structural interpretation of the three Salomonic books, according to which Wisdom was the fitting lecture for beginners, Ecclesiastes for the advanced and Song of Songs for the perfect.

Organisation(en)

Institut für Historische Theologie

Seiten

245-271

Publikationsdatum

2014

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

603211 Kirchengeschichte

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/7a822048-f864-4d49-8c81-b8f21bd62f60