Hrabanus Maurus’ Post-Patristic Renovation of 1 Maccabees 1:1–8

In this article, I examine Hrabanus Maurus’ exegesis of the opening verses of 1 Maccabees, which preserves a concise account of Alexander the Great’s career. My main goal is to demonstrate how Hrabanus reinterpreted the representation of the Macedonian king from 1 Maccabees. To this end, I employ tr...

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Autor principal:	Djurslev Christian Thrue
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Publicado:	De Gruyter 2021
Materias:	alexander the great biblical scholarship medieval exegesis “carolingian renaissance” historiography historical text reuse transformation theory Religion (General) BL1-50
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b431ac60673f4fc59903c93f768ee7372021-12-05T14:11:01ZHrabanus Maurus’ Post-Patristic Renovation of 1 Maccabees 1:1–82300-657910.1515/opth-2020-0160https://doaj.org/article/b431ac60673f4fc59903c93f768ee7372021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/opth-2020-0160https://doaj.org/toc/2300-6579In this article, I examine Hrabanus Maurus’ exegesis of the opening verses of 1 Maccabees, which preserves a concise account of Alexander the Great’s career. My main goal is to demonstrate how Hrabanus reinterpreted the representation of the Macedonian king from 1 Maccabees. To this end, I employ transformation theory, which enables me to analyze the ways in which Hrabanus updated the meaning of the biblical text. I argue that Hrabanus turned the negative Maccabean narrative of Alexander into a positive representation that was attractive to contemporary readers. I support this argument by focusing on Hrabanus’ recourse to Latin sources, primarily the late antique authors Jerome, Orosius, and Justin, an epitomist of Roman history. I find that Hrabanus challenged Jerome’s interpretations, neutralized much of Orosius’ negative appraisal of Alexander, and amplified the laudatory passages of Justin, which generated a new image of the ancient king. The present article thus contributes to three fields: medieval exegesis of biblical texts, Carolingian reinterpretation of the patristic heritage, and the reception of Alexander the Great.Djurslev Christian ThrueDe Gruyterarticlealexander the greatbiblical scholarshipmedieval exegesis“carolingian renaissance”historiographyhistorical text reusetransformation theoryReligion (General)BL1-50ENOpen Theology, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 271-288 (2021)
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description	In this article, I examine Hrabanus Maurus’ exegesis of the opening verses of 1 Maccabees, which preserves a concise account of Alexander the Great’s career. My main goal is to demonstrate how Hrabanus reinterpreted the representation of the Macedonian king from 1 Maccabees. To this end, I employ transformation theory, which enables me to analyze the ways in which Hrabanus updated the meaning of the biblical text. I argue that Hrabanus turned the negative Maccabean narrative of Alexander into a positive representation that was attractive to contemporary readers. I support this argument by focusing on Hrabanus’ recourse to Latin sources, primarily the late antique authors Jerome, Orosius, and Justin, an epitomist of Roman history. I find that Hrabanus challenged Jerome’s interpretations, neutralized much of Orosius’ negative appraisal of Alexander, and amplified the laudatory passages of Justin, which generated a new image of the ancient king. The present article thus contributes to three fields: medieval exegesis of biblical texts, Carolingian reinterpretation of the patristic heritage, and the reception of Alexander the Great.
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Hrabanus Maurus’ Post-Patristic Renovation of 1 Maccabees 1:1–8

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