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Iacobus de Paradiso: 'Passio Christi'. Translated by HEINRICH HALLER. Edited by ERIKA BAUER.

2005; Oxford University Press; Volume: 58; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/jts/fll175

1477-4607

A. J. Gribbin, O. Praem,

Medieval Philosophy and Theology

This work consists of a critical edition of the German version of the Passio Christi, a commentary on the Gospel accounts of Christ's passion by Jacobus de Paradiso (1381–1465). Jacobus, known by several appellations, was a noted theologian and canonist who came from humble origins near Jüterbog, in Brandenburg, Germany. In 1401 he entered the Cistercian monastery of Paradies in Poland, and excelled at the University of Kraków, attaining doctorates in theology and philosophy and becoming a professor and preacher at the university. From 1442/43 until 1465 he was a Carthusian at Erfurt and, despite the enclosed nature of the Carthusian vocation, he lectured on theology and canon law at the University of Erfurt, becoming rector in 1456. The introduction to this edition of the Passio Christi provides a brief account of the author and his works, a good, detailed discussion of the manuscript sources, a list of biblical citations, and a useful bibliography. This volume is recommended for those with a particular interest in German spirituality and theological writing of the late Middle Ages. Erika Bauer, a highly competent editor of Middle High German, is to be commended for her fine edition.