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THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH MEDIAEVAL CONTINUATION VOLUME 13 THE FATHERS OF THE CHURCH MEDIAEVAL CONTINUATION EDITORIAL BOARD Gregory F. LaNave Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception Dominican House of Studies Editorial Director Regis J. Armstrong, O.F.M. Cap. Joseph Goering The Catholic University of America University of Toronto Peter Casarella Frank A. C. Mantello DePaul University The Catholic University of America John Cavadini Jan Ziolkowski University of Notre Dame Harvard University Trevor Lipscombe Director The Catholic University of America Press Carole Monica C. Burnett Staff Editor ROBERT GROSSETESTE ON THE CESSATION OF THE LAWS Translated by STEPHEN M. HILDEBRAND THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS Washington, D.C. Copyright @ 2012 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 Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?–1253. [De cessatione legalium. English] On the cessation of the laws / Robert Grosseteste ; translated by Stephen M. Hildebrand. p. cm. — (The fathers of the church, mediaeval continuation ; v. 13) Includes bibliographical references and indexes. ISBN 978-0-8132-1964-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Law (Theology) 2. Law and gospel. I. Title. BT96.3.G7613 2012 241.5—dc23 2011039838 For my Mother and Father CONTENTS Acknowledgments ix Abbreviations xi Select Bibliography xiii INTRODUCTION Grosseteste’s Life 3 Grosseteste’s Works 10 On the Cessation of the Laws 13 Outline of On the Cessation of the Laws 22 A Note about the Translation 23 ON THE CESSATION OF THE LAWS Part One 27 Part Two 109 Part Three 155 Part Four 194 APPENDIX Figure 1: The cruciform figure created by Rabanus Maurus 249 Figure 2: The “circular period of human 250 generation” INDICES General Index 251 Index of Holy Scripture 255 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I have incurred many debts in the course of this project. I am very grateful to the St. Paul Center, its president, Scott Hahn, and its director, Rob Corzine. Without its generous grant, this transla- tion would have taken many years to complete. The St. Paul Cen- ter, founded by Scott Hahn, promotes the study of Scripture in the Catholic tradition. I think that this translation will help in the accomplishment of that mission. I must thank Scott also for the generous use of his personal library and, finally, for his encour- agement and enthusiasm for this work. This work simply would not have taken place without the support of Alan Schreck and Max Bonilla. At a University that focuses on teaching, they carved out resources for this project, and I am very grateful to them. When I encountered particularly difficult passages, I called on the help of a few friends. I thank Patrick Lee, Joseph T. Lien- hard, S.J., Richard Smith, and Roland Teske, S.J. I am grateful too for the editorial assistance of my graduate student, Brad Gholston. Gregory LaNave and Carole Monica Burnett at the Catholic University of America Press have been a delight to work with. The otherwise obscure name Robert Grosseteste has become a household name in our home. I am grateful to my wife, Sara, and my children, Lucy, Peter, Elizabeth, Paul, and Anthony, for welcoming him into the common life that is so dear to me. Fi- nally, I wish to thank my parents, Pat and Larry, to whom I dedi- cate this work. I owe them more than I can say. ix
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