Tyconius of Carthage - Exposition of the Apocalypse

224 Pages·2017·0.94 MB·English

by  Tyconius of Carthage

THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
VOLUME 134
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
EDITORIAL BOARD
David G. Hunter
University of Kentucky
Editorial Director
Andrew Cain William E. Klingshirn
University of Colorado The Catholic University of America
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University of Notre Dame Fordham University
Mark DelCogliano Rebecca Lyman
University of St. Thomas Church Divinity School of the Pacific
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Robert A. Kitchen
Sankt Ignatios Theological Academy
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Director, The Catholic University of America Press
FORMER EDITORIAL DIRECTORS
Ludwig Schopp, Roy J. Deferrari, Bernard M. Peebles,
Hermigild Dressler, O.F.M., Thomas P. Halton
Carole Monica C. Burnett, Staff Editor
TYCONIUS
EXPOSITION OF THE
APOCALYPSE
Translated by
FRANCIS X. GUMERLOCK
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
With introduction and notes by
DAVID C. ROBINSON
Westminster Chapel, Toronto
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The quotation from Ephesians 3 in note 105 to Book 3 of the
translated work in this volume is taken from the Revised Standard
Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the
Division of Christian Education of the National Council of
the Churches of Christ in the United States of America.
Used by permission.
All rights reserved.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Ticonius, active 4th century, author. | Gumerlock, Francis X.,
translator. | Robinson, David C., 1978– editor.
Title: Exposition of the Apocalypse / Tyconius ; translated by
Francis X. Gumerlock, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs ;
with introductionand notes by David C. Robinson, Westminster
Chapel, Toronto. Other titles: Commentarius in Apocalypsin. English
Description: Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America
Press, 2017. | Series: The Fathers of the church, a new translation ;
Volume 134 | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016050145 | ISBN 9780813229560
(cloth : alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Bible. Revelation—
Commentaries—Early works to 1800. Classification:
LCC BS2825 .T54513 2017 | DDC 228/.07—dc23 LC record available at
https://lccn.loc.gov/2016050145
Francis X. Gumerlock dedicates this book
to Kenneth B. Steinhauser.
David C. Robinson dedicates this book
to the memory of Pamela Bright.

CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ix
Abbreviations xi
Select Bibliography xiii
INTRODUCTION
Introduction 3
1. Research on Tyconius’s Exposition of the
Apocalypse 5
2. Following the Logic of the Mystic Rules 6
3. Summary of the Seven Mystic Rules 8
4. Tyconius’s Commentary on the Apocalypse 15
EXPOSITION OF THE
APOCALYPSE
Book One 27
Book Two 62
Book Three 90
Book Four 120
Book Five 141
Book Six 160
Book Seven 173
INDICES
General Index 191
Index of Holy Scripture 199

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
From Francis X. Gumerlock: Special thanks to Fr. Kenneth B.
Steinhauser, my professor and dissertation advisor at Saint Louis
University, who modeled patristic scholarship and good teach-
ing, and whose work on Tyconius was foundational. Thanks to
Professor Mary France, teacher of classics at Colorado Univer-
sity in Colorado Springs, for her helpful suggestions regarding
this translation. Many thanks to the board of Providence Theo-
logical Seminary for their generous support of my work on this
project during the 2012–2013 school year. Finally, many thanks
to Carole Monica C. Burnett for her helpful suggestions and ex-
cellent editorial work on the translation.
From David C. Robinson: This book is dedicated to the mem-
ory of Pamela Bright, who first introduced me to Tyconius and
whose commitment to scholarship and the church encouraged
me in my own work in both the academy and the church. I am
also grateful to Frank Gumerlock for his partnership and pa-
tience and to my wife Megan and three children, Samuel, Leah,
and Lucas, who did not mind sharing the dinner table with piles
of Latin texts, translations, and notes.
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