The Song of Songs.The Song of Songs. Translated and edited by Richard A. Norris, Jr. (Eerdmans, $40). Drawing on commentaries and sermons during the first six centuries of Christianity and the Latin Middle Ages, N. illustrates Christian readings of this ancient love poem. For early Christians the Song of Songs ranked with the Psalms and the Gospels as top resources for describing the believer's relationship with God. N. translates the largely allegorical comments by Origen, Gregory the Great Noun 1. Gregory the Great - (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian pope distinguished for his spiritual and temporal leadership; a saint and Doctor of the Church (540?-604) Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, St. , Gregory of Nyssa Gregory of Nys·sa , Saint a.d. 335?-394?. Eastern theologian and church father who led the conservative faction during the Trinitarian controversy of the fourth century. , Ambrose, Augustine, etc., and arranges them as verse-by-verse comments on the biblical text. The translations provided by N. are based on the Septuagint and Vulgate Vulgate (vŭl`gāt) [Lat. Vulgata editio=common edition], most ancient extant version of the whole Christian Bible. Its name derives from a 13th-century reference to it as the "editio vulgata. , which were the texts used by the ancient commentators. This is the first volume in a new commentary series edited by Robert L. Wilken (The Church's Bible) designed to present the Holy Scriptures as understood during the first Christian millennium. RWK RWK Rework RWK Race War Kingdoms (online game) |
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