Victorinus of Pettau as an Exegete of the Apocalypse of St. John

Dominika Łucja Budzanowska-Weglenda

Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych UKSW w Warszawie , Poland
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-9583


Abstract

The aim of this article is to deepen the research thought on the work of Victorinus of Poetavium – his Commentary on the Apocalypse. First, a short biography of this first Latin commentator on the last book of the Holy Scripture is presented, followed by his writing, then his method of literal-allegorical exegesis and selected issues characteristic of Victorinus' theological thought: millenarianism, the role of the third Person of the Holy Trinity– of the Holy Spirit in the Apocalypse, understanding the Bible of the Old and New Testaments as a coherent whole of the Word of God, the faith of the Jews in relation to Jesus Christ, as well as the exegete's attitude to the Roman State. Excerpts from the Commentary on the Apocalypse were analysed, then the conclusions were collected, especially in the longer conclusion of the article. In addition to the text of Victorinus, reference has been made to other source texts, such as: Augustine of Hippo, Cassiodorus, Eusebius of Caesarea, Jerome of Stridon or Justin Martyr.

Keywords:

Victorinus of Pettau, exegesis, commentary, Apocalypse of St. John, Old and New Testament, the Holy Spirit, Jews, Rome

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Published
2021-09-15


Budzanowska-Weglenda, D. Łucja. (2021). Victorin de Poetovio – exegete de l’Apocalypse de Saint Jean. Vox Patrum, 79, 39–66. https://doi.org/10.31743/vp.12613

Dominika Łucja Budzanowska-Weglenda  d.budzanowska@onet.pl
Wydział Nauk Humanistycznych UKSW w Warszawie https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9030-9583



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