Ambrosiaster
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Ambrosiaster or Pseudo-Ambrose is the name given to the unknown author of a commentary on the epistles of Saint Paul, written some time between 366 and 384AD. The name "Ambrosiaster" in Latin means "would-be Ambrose". Various conjectures have been made as to Ambrosiaster's true identity, and several other works have been attributed to the same author, with varying degrees of certainty.
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Top works
- Commento alla seconda lettera ai Corinzi
- Commento alla lettera ai Galati
- Contre les pa© ens (Question sur l'Ancient et le Nouveau Testament 114) et Sur le destin (Question sur l'Ancien et le Nouveau Testament 115)
- Commentaries on Galatians-Philemon
- Commentaries on Galatians-Philemon
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- Commentary on the Pauline epistles
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Wikidata facts
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Field of work
- theology
- Work location
- Ancient Rome
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- date of birth
- 0350-00-00
- writing language
- Latin
- date of death
- 0350-00-00
- P13311
- 59 BC
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Ambrosiaster, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Identity
- Works
- Commentary on Paul
- Other works
- Influence
- Notes
- Bibliography
- External links
Ambrosiaster or Pseudo-Ambrose is the name given to the unknown author of a commentary on the epistles of Saint Paul, written some time between 366 and 384AD. The name "Ambrosiaster" in Latin means "would-be Ambrose". Various conjectures have been made as to Ambrosiaster's true identity, and several other works have been attributed to the same author, with varying degrees of certainty.
== Identity == Pseudo-Ambrose was the name given by Erasmus to refer to the author of a volume containing the first complete Latin commentary on the Pauline epistles.
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