Early Latin Commentaries on the Apocalypse

In the century after Bede at least six different Latin commentaries on the Apocalypse were produced, but until now none of them were available in English translation. This book provides translations of two brief Apocalypse commentaries from approximately 750-810 CE. On the Mysteries of the Apocalypse of John is part of a large one-volume ""Reference Bible"" composed about 750. Written probably by an Irish teacher residing in northern France, it answers difficulties arising from the biblical text. The Handbook on the Apocalypse of the Apostle John, attributed erroneously to Jerome and written before 767, contains brief moral and allegorical interpretations of particular words and phrases of the Apocalypse. The introduction highlights the unique features of each commentary and the interrelationship of the three texts.

Francis X. Gumerlock teaches historical theology at Providence Theological Seminary and is visiting professor of Latin at Colorado College.