Format:
1 Online-Ressource (volumes 〈1-3〉)
ISBN:
9781442674745
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1442674741
Series Statement:
Collected works of Erasmus v. 63, 〈64, 65〉
Uniform Title:
Works 1997 Selections
Content:
[1]. Enarratio in Primum Psalumum, "Beatus vir" ; Commentarius in Psalmum 2, "Quare fremuerunt gentes" ; Paraphrasis in Tertium Psalmum, "Domine quid multiplicati" ; In Psalmum Quartum concio -- [2]. Concionalis interpretatio in Psalmum 85 ; In Psalmum 22 enarratio triplex ; Consultatio de bello Turcis inferendo, et obiter enarratus Psalmus 28 ; Enarratio Psalmi 33 -- [3]. Enarratio Psalmi 38 ; De sarcienda ecclesiae concordia [Exposition of Psalm 83] ; Enarratio Psalmi 14, Qui est de puritate tabernaculi, sive, Ecclesiae Christianae.
Content:
Between 1515 and 1533 Erasmus wrote commentaries on eleven psalms. His principal aim was, as in his Paraphrases, to contribute, through the exposition of the Bible, to the renewal of preaching and devotional literature. This is the first of three volumes of the Expositions of the Psalms in the Collected Works of Erasmus. It contains the commentaries ?Blessed the Man? / ?Beatus vir,? ?Why Did the Nations Rage?? / ?Quare fremuerunt gentes?,? ?O Lord, How Have My Tormentors Multiplied?? / ?Domine quid multiplicati?,? and ?A Sermon on the Fourth Psalm? / ?In psalmum quartum concio.?The commentaries in this volume recall many of Erasmus? favourite preoccupations and themes: his concern with Christian ethics; his constant exhortation to readers to practise the philosophia Christi and place their trust in God; the importance of exercising, in deeds rather than merely in words, charity towards those less fortunate than oneself, and the need to avoid vanity and falsehood at every turn. Erasmus stresses the role of the psalms as a comfort in tribulation and an exhortation to piety ? in the very specific meaning that he gives to that word. He remains ever concerned about how the psalms relate to each individual in the conduct of his or her life.The introduction by Dominic Baker-Smith provides an important framework for the understanding and appreciation of all three volumes of the Expositions of the Psalms
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (v. 1, pages 278-282) and indexes
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English translations of the Latin originals
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Language:
English
Author information:
Erasmus, Desiderius 1466-1536
