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New Testament Text of Saint Ambrose

New Testament Text of Saint Ambrose

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£32.00

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521091497
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 04/12/2008
Width: 14 cm
Height: 21.6 cm
St Ambrose of Milan (AD 340–97) has always been considered one of the four great doctors of the Latin Church. He was a great ecclesiastical statesman, a successful bishop and administrator, and a prolific writer. His works contain numerous quotations from the New Testament; by examining them it is possible to learn something of the text available to him. The introduction deals with the syntax and vocabulary of Ambrose, giving examples of 'Europeanizes' and 'African-isms'. A list of Græcisms is also given, and there are notes on some select quotations from the New Testament. The examination shows that Ambrose's quotations generally reach a high standard of accuracy, showing agreement either with the Greek reading or a variant, or with some Latin MS. authority. The Ambrosias text is sometimes in agreement with Old Latin texts, while at other times it shows assimilation to a Vulgate text. It is interesting to note that Ambrose is an important witness to certain readings that are peculiar to the Codex Bezae.
1. The Gospels; 2. The Acts of the Apostles; 3. Pauline Epistles; 4. Catholic Epistles; 5. Apocalypse.

R. W. Muncey