Ambrosiaster
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Ambrosiaster or Pseudo-Ambrose is the name given to the unknown author of a commentary on the epistles of Saint Paul, written some time between 366 and 384AD. The name "Ambrosiaster" in Latin means "would-be Ambrose". Various conjectures have been made as to Ambrosiaster's true identity, and several other works have been attributed to the same author, with varying degrees of certainty.
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- Works
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Top works
- Commento alla seconda lettera ai Corinzi
- Commento alla lettera ai Galati
- Contre les pa© ens (Question sur l'Ancient et le Nouveau Testament 114) et Sur le destin (Question sur l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament 115)
- Commentaries on Galatians-Philemon
- Commentaries on Galatians-Philemon
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
- Ambrosiaster's Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
· 2017 · cited 1x
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- Commentary on the Pauline epistles
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Ambrosiaster, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Identity
- Works
- Commentary on Paul
- Other works
- Influence
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
Ambrosiaster or Pseudo-Ambrose is the name given to the unknown author of a commentary on the epistles of Saint Paul, written some time between 366 and 384AD. The name "Ambrosiaster" in Latin means "would-be Ambrose". Various conjectures have been made as to Ambrosiaster's true identity, and several other works have been attributed to the same author, with varying degrees of certainty.
== Identity == Pseudo-Ambrose was the name given by Erasmus to refer to the author of a volume containing the first complete Latin commentary on the Pauline epistles.
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