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Notes On the Text, Interpretation, and Sources of Arator

Notes On the Text, Interpretation, and Sources of Arator NOTES ON THE TEXT, INTERPRETATION, AND SOURCES OF ARATOR BY RICHARD J. SCHRADER After thirty-five years, McKinlay's edition of Arator remains standard, though its text, commentary, and notes have been criticized from several directions.' The present article aims to supplement the ef- forts of past studies to make the poem, as presented by McKinlay, more accessible to his audience.' I. Grammatical and Textual Notes De Actibus Apostolorum I 253-55 "Nulla hic mihi vena metalli" Respondit "quae fundat opes; ego ditior aegro Pauper ero; progressus abi!" Despite the gloss in C and McKinlay's Index Verborum (p. 255), aegro is dative. "'I have here no vein of metal,' [Peter] answered, 'to pour forth wealth; I, though poor, will be rich to a sick man; go forth and away!"' I 421-23 Non mentis avarae Vindex illa fuit sententia. Denique quando Auri cessat amor? The first sentence should probably be interrogative: "Was not this sentence the punishment of a greedy heart? When finally will the love for gold cease?" Perhaps the reading nam for non, found in some MSS and adopted in the PL edition, is better. The alternative is an awkward reference to the spirit in which Peter punished Ananias and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

Notes On the Text, Interpretation, and Sources of Arator

Vigiliae Christianae , Volume 42 (1): 75 – Jan 1, 1988

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Brill
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© 1988 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-6032
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1570-0720
DOI
10.1163/157007288X00345
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Abstract

NOTES ON THE TEXT, INTERPRETATION, AND SOURCES OF ARATOR BY RICHARD J. SCHRADER After thirty-five years, McKinlay's edition of Arator remains standard, though its text, commentary, and notes have been criticized from several directions.' The present article aims to supplement the ef- forts of past studies to make the poem, as presented by McKinlay, more accessible to his audience.' I. Grammatical and Textual Notes De Actibus Apostolorum I 253-55 "Nulla hic mihi vena metalli" Respondit "quae fundat opes; ego ditior aegro Pauper ero; progressus abi!" Despite the gloss in C and McKinlay's Index Verborum (p. 255), aegro is dative. "'I have here no vein of metal,' [Peter] answered, 'to pour forth wealth; I, though poor, will be rich to a sick man; go forth and away!"' I 421-23 Non mentis avarae Vindex illa fuit sententia. Denique quando Auri cessat amor? The first sentence should probably be interrogative: "Was not this sentence the punishment of a greedy heart? When finally will the love for gold cease?" Perhaps the reading nam for non, found in some MSS and adopted in the PL edition, is better. The alternative is an awkward reference to the spirit in which Peter punished Ananias and

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Published: Jan 1, 1988

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