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THE PELAGIANISM OF THE OPUS IMPERFECTUM IN MATTHAEUM BY FREDRIC W. SCHLATTER, S.J. It has been the fate of the Opus imperfectum in Matthaeum since Erasmus reassessed it for his edition of 1530 to be classified as an Arian work, and this classification has largely controlled the context in which its contents have been analyzed.' The presence of Arian elements is not to be contested although at least one critic has noted that the treatment of Arianism is hardly central to the work.' The suggestion of yet an- other context for the document was raised briefly by J. H. Crehan al- most fifteen years ago, when he remarked: "What no one seems to have observed is that the writer, whoever he was, must have had close con- tacts with the Pelagians, for he is almost completely lacking in an idea of Original Sin."' That the author should have given some thought to this question is more than likely since he was writing during the time when St. Augustine had formulated his theology of grace in response to problems posed by Pelagius. If the text of the Opus imperfectum is an original work by a Latin author and not
Vigiliae Christianae – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1987
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