Tyconius' Book of rules
Subtitle: an ancient invitation to ecclesial hermeneutics
By: by Matthew R. Lynskey
Series: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae -- volume 167; Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae -- v. 167.
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9789004454835; 9789004456532
Copyright date: 2021
Subjects: Hermeneutics; Church; Early works to 1800; Bible; Liber regularum (Ticonius)
Description: "In Tyconius' Book of Rules Matthew R. Lynskey explores the church-centric interpretation of ancient biblical exegete Tyconius in his hermeneutical treatise Liber regularum. Influential within his Donatist tradition and the broader context of early North African Christianity, Tyconius wrote one of the earliest works on exegetical theory and praxis in Latin Christianity. By investigating five key concepts undergirding Tyconius's theology of church, Lynskey demonstrates how Tyconius' ecclesiology shaped his hermeneutical enterprise. Through careful readings and close analysis of Liber regularum, this study seeks to describe Tyconius' exegesis on its own terms, reflecting on notable historical, theological, formational, and missiological implications of his ecclesial exegesis as it concerns the ancient and contemporary church"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Grasping Tyconius' personal profile, ecclesiastical setting, and literary prologue; title: Bridegroom and bride : the church as body of Christ; title: Black and beautiful : the church as bipartite body; title: The septiform church : the church as spiritual world; title: The living stone : the church as universal people of God; title: The last people : the church as eschatological community.