Early Commentary on the gospels rediscovered and translated last week.

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[b]The earliest Latin
We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring 
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
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(2017-09-05, 09:11 PM)Max_B Wrote: The earliest Latin Commentary on the Gospels, lost for over 1500 years, has been rediscovered and made available in English for the first time.

The work, which was written by a bishop in North Italy, Fortunatianus of Aquileia, dates back to the middle of the fourth century. Despite references to it in other ancient works, no copy was known to survive until a researcher from the University of Salzburg identified the commentary in an anonymous manuscript copied around the year 800 and held in Cologne Cathedral Library....


Read the full press release here...
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/...vered.aspx

Open access to the translated commentary here...
https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/469498

Interview with Dr Hugh Houghton, who was responsible for the translation...



This looks Interesting, Max but you're not getting a like until I've had chance to properly check it out. Dodgy
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