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A MOSAIC INTERPRETATION OF JEROME, IN HIEZECHIELEM BY FREDRIC W. SCHLATTER, S.J. In a previous study I attempted to demonstrate that the scene in the apsidal mosaic of Santa Pudenziana in Rome is essentially determined by Ez. 40-43 and Jerome's commentary on the passage.' 1 In this explanation the mosaic translates the vision of the temple as the prophet narrates and Jerome explicates it. The complex prophecy is rather murkily commented on by Jerome with apologies that show his uncer- tainty about the meaning of the biblical text.2 The mosaicist in translating both texts in his medium understandably could afford only significant details from the commentary because of the richness of the prophecy and the complexity of Jerome's explanation. This present study tries to interpret further details of the mosaic. Again, the pro- cedure to be employed in understanding the mosaic requires that the viewer read Ezechiel as Jerome understood him, whether correctly or incorrectly. Employing such a method allows a deeper understanding of this precious relic of the early fifth century. The prophet has a vision of the aedificium ciuitatis, a city that is to be restored, particularly in its temple, with a magnificence that sur- passes
Vigiliae Christianae – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 1995
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