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Wigbod
Wigbod ( , also known as Wigbald or Wigbold) was a theological writer of the eighth century. Of his works there is extant a Latin commentary on the Octateuch called Quaestiones in Octateuchum that is, on the Five Books of Moses (the Pentateuch), and the books of Josue (Joshua), Judges and Ruth, making eight books in all. He wrote the work, as the full title states, at the command of Charlemagne. As Charlemagne is only called "king of the Franks and Lombards" in the work, not Emperor, it must have been written before the year 800. The form of the book is that of a dialogue between pupil and teacher. The pupil propounds the difficulties and the teacher gives the solution. Wigbold, however, did not compose these answers himself, but gives verbatim, statements by eight Church Fathers: St. Augustine, St. Gregory, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, St.Hilary of Poitiers, St. Isidore of Seville, St. Eucherius and St. Junilius. For the greater part of Genesis only Jerome and Isidore are drawn on, and later Isidore almost entirely. The two members of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, Martène and Durand, who found the manuscript in the monastery of St. Maximin of Trier, have, therefore, only given the portion to the first three chapters of Genesis in their , IX, (Paris, 1733), 295–366. This portion has been reprinted in P. L., XCVI. 1101–68.…
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Wigbod ( , also known as Wigbald or Wigbold) was a theological writer of the eighth century. Of his works there is extant a Latin commentary on the Octateuch called Quaestiones in Octateuchum that is, on the Five Books of Moses (the Pentateuch), and the books of Josue (Joshua), Judges and Ruth, making eight books in all. He wrote the work, as the full title states, at the command of Charlemagne. As Charlemagne is only called "king of the Franks and Lombards" in the work, not Emperor, it must have been written before the year 800. The form of the book is that of a dialogue between pupil and teacher. The pupil propounds the difficulties and the teacher gives the solution. Wigbold, however, did not compose these answers himself, but gives verbatim, statements by eight Church Fathers: St. Augustine, St. Gregory, St. Jerome, St. Ambrose, St.Hilary of Poitiers, St. Isidore of Seville, St. Eucherius and St. Junilius. For the greater part of Genesis only Jerome and Isidore are drawn on, and later Isidore almost entirely. The two members of the Congregation of Saint-Maur, Martène and Durand, who found the manuscript in the monastery of St. Maximin of Trier, have, therefore, only given the portion to the first three chapters of Genesis in their , IX, (Paris, 1733), 295–366. This portion has been reprinted in P. L., XCVI. 1101–68.…
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