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Basilius van Seleucië over Davids (on)deugd: Sermo 17 (CPG 6656.17) nader beschouwd

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Abstract

The influential fifth century metropolitan Basil of Seleucia and his literary works have received only limited attention in previous scholarship. While the lack of a critical edition and modern translations of his homilies is a contributing factor, the main cause of this neglect is the severe judgement generally passed on his persona, as pragmatic and incon- stant, and on his literary style, as displeasingly baroque. In this paper, I offer a defence against these charges and a Dutch translation of Sermo 17 based on new manuscripts and complemented with text critical notes. After a brief overview of Basil’s life and works, I focus on the positive reception of his works during his own lifetime. In the case of Sermo 17, I provide an outline of the existing editions and their specific flaws, followed by a Dutch translation based on a corrected Greek text

How to Cite:

Cuijpers, M., (2023) “Basilius van Seleucië over Davids (on)deugd: Sermo 17 (CPG 6656.17) nader beschouwd”, Handelingen - Koninklijke Zuid-Nederlandse maatschappij voor taal- en letterkunde en geschiedenis 77, 23–42. doi: https://doi.org/10.21825/kzm.100788

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