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There’s a lady up in New England who does a lot of translation of old medieval books in Latin. (She did the medieval program at U of Toronto, which is Very Good.) Until recently, she’s been self-publishing in paper book form only, but now she’s moved over to ebooks for much cheaper prices.
Anyway, a couple of her new translations that are now in ebook form seem right down this forum’s alley, as they treat questions that come up here again and again.
Allegories in All Holy Scriptures (Allegoriae in Universam Sacram Scripturam) is a list of all sorts of things in Scripture with what was commonly taken to be their common allegorical meaning. It’s a 12th century reference book, in other words.
“Synonyms” and “Differences” by St. Isidore of Seville (the Church Father guy) is two books in one. The first one is a dialogue argument thing, I guess showing how synonyms change argument, but I haven’t read that one. The second one, “Differences” (Differentiae) is about why a scriptural or theological writer might use different terms for the same thing, and what the implications are of the differences in wording. It’s another reference work, and very useful at times.
You can get both of these from Lulu.
If you’re interested in St. Hildegarde of Bingen, she’s also got a couple translation of her books in ebook form: Causes and Cures (on Lulu) and Physica (on Kindle at Amazon). These are both non-scientific medieval medical books, not theological works, so it’s not her “Doctor of the Church” work and has got to be taken with a grain of salt (or with the four humor theory). But it’s an interesting look into the saint’s personality (not to mention her idea that licorice root and fennel are good for what ails you).
And like I said, Throop has tons of other books in paper format. But I just wanted to focus on the useful stuff for Scripture study, or for understanding where the heck other people get their ideas about the Bible.
Anyway, a couple of her new translations that are now in ebook form seem right down this forum’s alley, as they treat questions that come up here again and again.
Allegories in All Holy Scriptures (Allegoriae in Universam Sacram Scripturam) is a list of all sorts of things in Scripture with what was commonly taken to be their common allegorical meaning. It’s a 12th century reference book, in other words.
“Synonyms” and “Differences” by St. Isidore of Seville (the Church Father guy) is two books in one. The first one is a dialogue argument thing, I guess showing how synonyms change argument, but I haven’t read that one. The second one, “Differences” (Differentiae) is about why a scriptural or theological writer might use different terms for the same thing, and what the implications are of the differences in wording. It’s another reference work, and very useful at times.
You can get both of these from Lulu.
If you’re interested in St. Hildegarde of Bingen, she’s also got a couple translation of her books in ebook form: Causes and Cures (on Lulu) and Physica (on Kindle at Amazon). These are both non-scientific medieval medical books, not theological works, so it’s not her “Doctor of the Church” work and has got to be taken with a grain of salt (or with the four humor theory). But it’s an interesting look into the saint’s personality (not to mention her idea that licorice root and fennel are good for what ails you).
And like I said, Throop has tons of other books in paper format. But I just wanted to focus on the useful stuff for Scripture study, or for understanding where the heck other people get their ideas about the Bible.