Inspice diligenter codices

During the first centuries of the Christian era, a large number of discrepant Latin translations of the Old and the New Testaments were in circulation. Rebekka S. Schirmer examines St. Augustine's comments about the problems raised by these texts, both descriptive and normative, and the extent to which Augustine's engagement with different versions of the Bible employed philological methods of biblical exegesis.

Autorentext

Rebekka S. Schirner, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz.

Zusammenfassung
"The goal of comprehensiveness is unquestionably achieved through a meritorious study of a great number of Augustine's texts and secondary literature, as one can see from the diverse references. [...] The book is stimulating for various scientific branches: not just for Augustinian and Patristic studies [...] but also for biblical studies [...] as well as for historic-linguistic studies [...] and, in general, for the historic-cultural realm [...]."
Elisa Dal Chiele in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review: 2017.01.12