Jerome and Victorinus : a complex relationship between the compatriots

Špelič, Miran (author)

The paper is based on an analysis of the adjective noster as an attribute to the proper name; its use by Jerome in a short note found in De viris illustribus serves to broaden the otherwise scarce information on his compatriot Victorinus. In Jerome’s other references to Victorinus, too, a friendly bias can be noticed, as Jerome, otherwise highly critical and anti-heterodox turns a blind eye to Victorinus’ millennialism. Jerome criticises Victorinus only for his stylistic shortcomings and linguistic imperfection and tones this down further by praising Victorinus’ command of Greek. Jerome’s judgments also say something about Jerome himself: although he broke away from his homeland early and became a true cosmopolitan, he nevertheless retained a special connection to his native land and its inhabitants.

• Language: English
• Keywords: millennialism, Latin exegesis
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.03 - Other scientific articles
• Organization: TEOF - Theological Faculty
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Publication date: 01.01.2021
• Year: 2021
• Number of pages: Str. 293-298
• Numbering: Letn. 81, [št.] 2
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-163910
• UDC: 272-9"03/04"
• ISSN on article: 0006-5722
• DOI: 10.34291/BV2021/02/Spelic
• COBISS.SI-ID: 86607875
• Publication date in RUL: 14.10.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Bogoslovni vestnik : glasilo Teološke fakultete v Ljubljani
• Shortened title: Bogosl. vestn.
• Publisher: Teološka fakulteta
• ISSN: 0006-5722
• COBISS.SI-ID: 8745472

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• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
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Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Title: Hieronim in Viktorin : zapleten odnos med rojakoma

Abstract

V članku izhajamo iz analize svojilnega pridevnika »noster« kot epiteta k lastnemu imenu. Iz njegove rabe pri Hieronimu skušamo poglobiti razumevanje kratke notice o Viktorinu iz Hieronimovega dela De viris illustribus, v kateri nam daje sicer skope, a dragocene podatke o svojem rojaku. Tudi pri drugih Hieronimovih omembah Viktorina zasledimo prijazno pristranskost, saj sicer zelo kritičen in proti heterodoksnosti nastrojen Hieronim tukaj zamiži na eno oko in spregleda Viktorinov milenarizem – očita mu le slogovno nedodelanost in jezikovno nedovršenost, pa še to omiljuje s pohvalo njegovega znanja grščine. Hieronimove sodbe povedo nekaj tudi o njem samem: čeprav se je zgodaj odtrgal od domače dežele in bil pravi svetovljan, je do domače dežele in njenih prebivalcev vendarle ohranjal poseben odnos.

• Keywords: milenarizem, latinska eksegeza