Katene
As Katenen (from Latin catena "chain, fetter"; Greek σειρά ) in Classical Philology , Byzantine Studies and Theology are the biblical commentaries in the form of philological scholia that have been created since the 6th century .
In terms of content, one has to imagine a katene in such a way that the relevant comments of older exegetes are quoted in the margin of the Bible text (or between the lines) . The quotations were partly taken from the original patristic literature, but partly also from more recent collections ( florilegia ). The quotes from older authors in the catena are often very extensive and sometimes allow an extensive reconstruction of older works that are lost as such. Much of what Origen or John Chrysostom wrote, for example , is only known from later Katenen.
The Catena aurea from Thomas Aquinas is known .
Thomas C. Oden and a team developed the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture , a twenty-volume work (2006) that depicts the Church Fathers' comments on the biblical books in the style of medieval catenas.
literature
- Adolf Jülicher : Catenae . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume III, 2, Stuttgart 1899, column 1786 f.
Web links
- Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: sample pages Example pages (English)
- e-catena Electronic catena: English Slovak
- Thomas Aquinas: Catena aurea English Latin Catena aurea electronica (editio scientifica fontibus repertis textuque emendato: CNRS - Work in progress) German