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THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH A NEW TRANSLATION VOLUME 112 THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH A NEW TRANSLATION EDITORIAL BOARD Thomas P. Halton The Catholic University of America Editorial Director Elizabeth Clark Robert D. Sider Duke University Dickinson College Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J. Michael Slusser Fordham University Duquesne University David G. Hunter Cynthia White Iowa State University The University of Arizona Kathleen McVey Rebecca Lyman Princeton Theological Seminary Church Divinity School of the Pacific David J. McGonagle Director The Catholic University of America Press FORMER EDITORIAL DIRECTORS Ludwig Schopp, Roy J. Deferrari, Bernard M. Peebles, Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M. Carole C. Burnett Staff Editor OECUMENIUS COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE Translated by JOHN N. SUGGIT Rhodes University Grahamstown, South Africa THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2006 THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standards for Information Science—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z39.48 – 1984. library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Oecumenius, Bishop of Tricca. [Oecumenii commentarius in Apocalypsin. English] Commentary on the Apocalypse / Oecumenius ; translated by John N. Suggit. p. cm. — (The Fathers of the Church, a new translation v. 112) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-8132-0112-2 (cloth : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-8132-0112-8 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Bible. N.T. Revelation— Commentaries—Early works to 1800. I. Suggit, John. II. Title. III. Series: Fathers of the Church ; v. 112. bs2825.53.o3513 2006 228’.077—dc22 2005024588 CONTENTS Acknowledgments vii Abbreviations ix Select Bibliography xi Introduction 1 commentary on the apocalypse Chapter One 19 Chapter Two 35 Chapter Three 49 Chapter Four 64 Chapter Five 79 Chapter Six 95 Chapter Seven 110 Chapter Eight 123 Chapter Nine 140 Chapter Ten 155 Chapter Eleven 171 Chapter Twelve 189 indices Index of Proper Names 207 Index of Holy Scripture 211 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Some years ago the late Dr. Alastair Kirkland, who was engaged on writing a commentary on the book of Revelation, asked Mrs. Barbara Churms to produce an English translation of Oecumen- ius’s commentary. After Alastair’s tragic murder in 1997 Barbara asked me to look over and revise her translation, which followed the edition of Hoskier. The present work, which represents a thorough revision of Barbara’s version, has now become almost a new translation. While acknowledging my indebtedness to Barbara Churms, with- out whom I would never have learnt about Oecumenius, I must be held responsible for any errors or infelicities of expression. I am alone responsible for the Introduction and for the footnotes. We both hope that the version will be of interest to those con- cerned with the Revelation as well as to those who might care to see a good example of exegetical principles followed in the sixth century. I am indebted to the editors of the Fathers of the Church se- ries in the Catholic University of America, and especially to Joel Kalvesmaki and Carole Burnett for their help and encourage- ment. Marc de Groote’s edition of the original Greek has been invaluable. John Suggit July 2005 vii ABBREVIATIONS Byz neugr Jahrb Byzantinisch-neugriechische Jahrbücher. GCS Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei Jahrhunderte. GNB Good News Bible. JTS Journal of Theological Studies. LXX Septuagint (ed. A. Rahlfs). Oec Marc de Groote, Oecumenii commentarius in Apocalypsin (Leuven: Peeters, 1999). RSV Revised Standard Version. StudP Studia Patristica. VC Vigiliae Christianae. ix

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This is the first complete translation in English of Oecumenius's commentary, which is the first known Greek commentary on the book of "Revelation". Written in the sixth century but discovered only at the beginning of the twentieth, it presents a fascinating view of a writer who strove to be faithfu
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