Exegesis And Empire In The Early Byzantine Mediterranean: Junillus Africanus And The Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis Junillus Africanus And The Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis. English & Latin

The emperor Justinian desired doctrinal unity across the empire and, in doing so, entrusted people like Junillus Africanus to help him formulate and carry out various policies. Junillus Africanus' treatise Handbook of the Basic Principles of Divine Law , composed in Constantinople in the 6th century, was a guide to interpreting God's law as found in the Bible. This influential text advocated a new approach to power, faith and society, and to the relationship between the emperor, the Church and the people. This study presents the Latin text with facing-page English translation along with a long introductory section that outlines Junillus' life and career, how he served the emperor, and the historical and religious background to the period in which the treatise was composed. Acknowledgınents, P.v -- Chronology, P. Ix -- Abbreviations, P.xi -- Map, P.xii -- Introduction, P.1 -- Junillus Africanus: Roman Lawyer, Christian Exegete, And Imperial Civil Servant, P.1 -- Summary Of The Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis, P.6 -- Themes And Topics, P.8 -- I. The Instituta Between East And West: Lines Of Communication And Circulation Of Ideas, P.8 -- 2. The Instituta In Theological Debate: The Three Chapters Controversy, P.9 -- 3. The Stamp Ofconstantinople: Making The Instituta Orthodox, P.10 -- 4. The Lawyer As Exegete, P.12 -- .5. The Instituta And The Debate On Education, P.13 -- Date, Sources, And History Of The Text, P.13 -- Date Of Composition, P.13 -- Junillus Between Primasius Of Hadrurnentum And Paul The Persian, P.16 -- Other Sources, P.18 -- Did Junillus Copy Paul The Persian? (mathews), P.19 -- Question-and-answer Format (mathews), P.20 -- The Influence Of Aristotle And The School Of Antioch (mathews), P.25 -- Primasius And The Circulation Of Texts, P.26 -- Paul The Persian And Public Disputation, P.31 -- History Of The Text, P.32 -- The North African Background, P.35 -- Roman North Africa Before The Yandal Conquest, P.35 -- Yandal Rule (429-533): Disruption And Continuity, P. 36 -- Justinian's Reconquest Ofnorth Africa, P.40 -- Unity And Authority: The Struggle Between Justinian And The North African Clerics, P.42 -- Lines Ofcommunication In The Sixth Century, P.42 -- Theological Grounds Of Disunity, P.43 -- The Three Chapters Controversy, P.47 -- Exegesis And Authority Over Sacred Texts, P.53 -- Imperial Legislation On Christian Doctrine, P.54 -- Imperial Condemnation Of Doctrinal Texts, P.57 -- Imperial Anatherna, P.58 -- The Empire Writes Back: The North African Response To Justinian's Attempts To Control Sacred Texts, P.60 -- The Decisions Ofchalcedon May Not Be Challenged, P.60 -- The Emperor Has No Right To Force Changes In Doctrine, P.62 -- Only God May Judge The Dead, P.63 -- Junillus And Theology, P.65 -- The Question Of Correct Belief, P.65 -- Junillus And Imperial Authority, P.67 -- Divine Sources Of Authority, P.67 -- Imperial Authority, P.69 -- Junillus And Legal Education, P. 71 -- Legal Education Before And After Justinian, P.71 -- The Arrangement Ofmaterials, P.74 -- The Methods Of The Antecessors, P.74 -- Christian And Traditional Education, P.75 -- Christian Education, P.77 -- Traditional Roman Education, P.77 -- Emperors And Education, P.79 -- Justinian And Education, P.80 -- Exegetical Issues And Background (mathews), P.82 -- Junillus And Theodore Of Mopsuestia (mathews), P.82 -- Canon (mathews), P.84 -- Biblical Text (mathews), P.89 -- Excursus On The Schools Of Antioch And Nisibis (mathews), P.94 -- The School Of Antioch (mathews), P.94 -- The School Ofnisibis (mathews), P.101 -- Conc1usion: Junillus In Context, P.111 -- Table Of Manuscripts, P.116 -- Additional Manuscripts Seen By M.l.w. Laistner, P.116 -- Instituta Regu/aria Divinae Legis, P.118 -- Text, P.118 -- Translation, P.119 -- Bibliography, P.237 -- I. Critical Editions, Translations, And Commentaries, P.237 -- Ii.critical Editions, Translations, And Commentaries, P.237 -- A. Greek, P.237 -- B. Latin, P.240 -- C. Syriac, P.244 -- Ii. Secondary Works, P.247 -- Index, P.263 -- I.index Of Passages Cited In The Introduction, P.263 -- Biblical Passages, P.263 -- Passages From Texts From Antiquity, P. 263 -- Ii. Index Of Biblical References, P.266 -- Iii. Index Of Modem Authors, P.270 -- Iv. Index Of Subjects, P.275 Michael Maas ; With A Contribution By Edward G. Mathews, Jr. ; With The Latin Text, Established By Heinrich Kihn, Translated By Michael Maas. Latin Text And English Translation On Opposite Pages, With Commentary In English. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [237]-262) And Indexes. Cover Titel Acknowledgments Table of Contents Chronology Abbreviations Map Introduction Junillus Africanus: Roman Lawyer, Christian Exegete, and Imperial Civil Servant Summary of the Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis Themes and Topics 1. The Instituta between East and West: Lines of Communication and Circulation of Ideas 2. The Instituta in Theological Debate: The Three Chapters Controversy 3. The Stamp of Constantinople: Making the Instituta Orthodox 4. The Lawyer as Exegete 5. The Instituta and the Debate on Education Date, Sources, and History of the Text Date of Composition Junillus between Primasius of Hadrumentum and Paul the Persian Other Sources Did Junillus Copy Paul the Persian? (Mathews) “Question-and-Answer” Format (Mathews) The Influence of Aristotle and the School of Antioch (Mathews) Primasius and the Circulation of Texts Paul the Persian and Public Disputation History of the Text The North African Background Roman North Africa Before the Vandal Conquest Vandal Rule (429–533): Disruption and Continuity Justinian’s Reconquest of North Africa Unity and Authority: The Struggle between Justinian and the North African Clerics Lines of Communication in the Sixth Century Theological Grounds of Disunity The Three Chapters Controversy Exegesis and Authority over Sacred Texts Imperial Legislation on Christian Doctrine Imperial Condemnation of Doctrinal Texts Imperial Anathema The Empire Writes Back: The North African Response to Justinian’s Attempts to Control Sacred Texts The Decisions of Chalcedon May Not Be Challenged The Emperor Has No Right to Force Changes in Doctrine Only God May Judge the Dead Junillus and Theology The Question of Correct Belief Junillus and Imperial Authority Divine Sources of Authority Imperial Authority Junillus and Legal Education Legal Education Before and After Justinian The Arrangement of Materials The Methods of the Antecessors Christian and Traditional Education Christian Education Traditional Roman Education Emperors and Education Justinian and Education Exegetical Issues and Background (Mathews) Junillus and Theodore of Mopsuestia (Mathews) Canon (Mathews) Biblical Text (Mathews) Excursus on the Schools of Antioch and Nisibis (Mathews) The School of Antioch (Mathews) The School of Nisibis (Mathews) Conclusion: Junillus in Context Table of Manuscripts Additional Manuscripts Seen by M.L.W. Laistner Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis Text Translation Bibliography I. Critical Editions, Translations, and Commentaries A. Greek B. Latin C. Syriac II. Secondary Works Index I. Index of Passages Cited in the Introduction Biblical Passages Passages from Texts from Antiquity II. Index of Biblical References III. Index of Modern Authors IV. Index of Subjects Junillus Africanus served the Byzantine emperor Justinian as chief legal minister from 542 to ca. 549. During this time he composed a treatise on basic principles of biblical exegesis, called the Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis. Michael Maas places Junillus'work in the context of the Three Chapters Controversy, showing that it conformed in every respect to Justinian's version of neo-Chalcedonian orthodoxy and that it bolstered Justinian's claim to be a legitimate interpreter of sacred texts. The authors show that the Instituta had no direct links to the work of Theodore of Mopsuestia and that Junillus'legal training influenced the structure and presentation of the Instituta. Edward G. Mathews'contribution reevaluates Junillus'debt to the school of Nisibis and to the Antiochene exegesis, as well as Junillus'biblical canon. This book reproduces the Latin text and offers a translation into English. Bibelauslegung spielte eine zentrale Rolle in der Politik des Mittelmeerraumes im sechsten Jahrhundert. Das Handbuch Instituta Regularia Divinae Legis wurde von Junillus Africanus, dem Justizminister des byzantinischen Herrschers Justinian I, verfaßt mit dem Ziel, die fundamentalen Prinzipien der Bibelexegese zu erklären. Michael Maas verortet Junillus' Handbuch im Kontext der imperialen Politik und Lehrdebatten seiner Zeit. Der Band enthält den lateinischen Text samt englischer Übersetzung "Michael Maas places Junillus' handbook on biblical exegesis in the context of imperial politics and doctrinal debate during the sixth century. Written at Justinian's court in Constantinople and recommended by Cassiodorus, whose Italian monastery copied and preserved much ancient literature, Junillus' treatise went on to be influential during the middle ages in western Europe as a guide for biblical interpretation."--BOOK JACKET