Commentary on Statements in the Letter to Romans. Part 3. Translation from Latin, Preface and Commentary by Vladimir M. Tiulenev

Abstract

This publication contains the Russian translation of the 51–76 chapters of the Augustine’s work «Commentary on Statements in the Letter to Romans». In these chapters Augustine continues to discuss the most important questions for Western theology about divine grace and human will. The introduction shows a tradition of interpretation of the Epistle to the Romans that may have influenced Augustine’s views. In particular, it is shown that Augustine in his work took only the first steps as an exegete, and therefore voluntarily or unwittingly relied on the ideas of Origen, Ambrosiaster and Hieronymus’s. The work is translated into Russian for the first time. The translation is accompanied by a Preface and the necessary commentary.