The Chronology of Jerome's Early Years
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3938241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Booth (corresponding author), Alan D Booth |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 237 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1087656 |
| OpenAlex | W2323522103 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
JEROME, it appears, completed his studies at Rome in summer 366.1 He then went to Trier where he decided to pursue the ascetic way. Subsequently he left from Aquileia for the East, and from Antioch he retreated into the desert around Chalcis. His departure from the West has not been placed before 3722 nor his actual retreat before 374.3 Yet there is immediate cause to question this dating. In the prologue to In Epist. ad Gal. 3 Jerome refers thus to the vow made in his famous dream (cf. Epist. 22.30): nostis enim et ipsae, quod plus quam quindecim anni sunt, ex quo in manus meas numquam Tullius, numquam Maro, numquam gentilium litterarum quilibet auctor ascendit. The commentary on Galatians was written just before the commentary on Ephesians (1. prol.). In the Apology, dated to 401,4 Rufinus places the latter work ante quindecim fere annos (1.39). Evidently he looks to 386 after Jerome's settling at Bethlehem.5 Since Rufinus was at Jerusalem at this time,6 his dating may be trusted. Moreover, in a context where he emphasizes Jerome's lengthy allegiance to Origen, it would be against
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |