Table of Contents

Introduction1: Date of Composition
2: Augustine and Other Commentators
3: The Purpose of Augustine's Commentary
4: Augustine as a Reader of Galatians
5: Conclusions
Text and TranslationAugustine's Commentary on Galatians
Appendices1: The Latin Text of Augustine's Commentary
2: Augustine's Latin Version of the Bible
3: The Historicity of the Confessions
4: Augustine's Concern with Donatism

About the Author

Eric Plumer is Assistant Professor of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Scranton, Pennsylvania

Reviews

Scholars working in the areas of biblical, patristic, and the theological studies will greatly benefit from reading and studying this impressive book. Josef Lossl, Sobornost This first translation of Augustine's only complete biblical commentary into Enlgish is of great value, as much for those concerned with the intersection of biblical pastoral theology as for the student of Augustine. European Journal of Theology ... rich introduction ... [Plumer's] translation is lucid and clear. Beautifully produced, this edition offers very full notes and an ample bibliography, for which both author and publisher must be thanked. Eric Plumer's new book makes a valuable contribution to scholarship on Augustine, on fourth-century Latin patristics, and on the history of exegesis. Paula Fredriksen, Boston University ... lucid and clear ... Beautifully produced, this edition offers very full notes and an ample bibliography, for which both author and publisher must be thanked ... a valuable contribution to scholarship on Augustine, on fourth-century Latin patristics, and on the history of exegesis. Journal of Religion ... excellent ... While not always solving problems, the book clarifies many of them ... well worth the investment. The Expository Times