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Revision as of 11:45, 15 December 2022
Moralia in Job, also called Moralia, sive Expositio in Job or Magna Moralia, is a commentary on the Book of Job by Gregory the Great, written between 578 and 595. It was begun when Gregory was at the court of Emperor Tiberius II in Constantinople, but finished only several years after he had returned to Rome. It is Gregory's major work, filling some 35 books or 6 volumes. Its actual title is "An Extensive Consideration of Moral Questions".
Manuscripts
- Moralia in Job (British Library, Add MS 31031) (late 8th century)
- Commentary on Job of 945
- Cîteaux Moralia in Job (1111)
Editions
- Basel: Nicolaus Kesler, Basel (1496)
- Patrologia Latina, volumes 75–76.
- English translation in Library of the Fathers (4 vols., Oxford, 1844)
External links
Morals on the Book of Job public domain audiobook at LibriVox
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