Treatises on Noah and David

Author(s)

• Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan, d. 397
• Dunkle, Brian

Bibliographic Information

Treatises on Noah and David

St. Ambrose ; translated by Brian P. Dunkle

（The fathers of the church, a new translation, v. 140）

Catholic University of America Press, c2020

Uniform Title

Works

Note

Summary: "There are three treatises in this book: one on Noah and two on King David. St. Ambrose offers an interpretation of the story of Noah (Genesis 6:5 through 9:29) and two essays on the story of King David's adultery with Bathsheba and his order for her husband to be killed (2 Samuel 11:2 through 12:25). His exegesis of the narrative of Noah and the Flood is allegorical. With regard to David and Bathsheba, Ambrose includes his own commentary on Psalm 51 (50 in the Septuagint), which he interprets as David's heartfelt repentance. Ambrose's overall purpose in the two treatises on David is to defend him as a righteous man"-- Provided by publisher

Bibliography: p. xiii-xv

Includes indexes

Details

• NCID: BB30832921
• ISBN:
  • 9780813232393
• LCCN: 2020005273
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: lat
• Place of Publication: Washington, D.C.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 210 p.
• Size: 22 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BR65.A312
  • DC23 : 222/.1106
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Fathers of the church -- Early works to 1800 -- Translations into English
  • LCSH : Theology -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Noah (Biblical figure)
  • LCSH : David, King of Israel
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00673151