SC 482 Commentaire sur le Premier Livre des Rois, VI
Collection Sources chrétiennes - N° 482
272 pages - mars 2004
29.00€ - 14,51€
Commentant d'abord la faute et le rejet du roi Saül, puis l'élection et l'onction royale du jeune David, ce dernier livre du commentaire « grégorien » voit dans ces deux hommes des figures du sacerdoce chrétien. Saül représente ces évêques faillis qui sont trop nombreux au XIIe siècle, dit Pierre de Cava, selon lequel les péchés de luxure se multiplient dans le haut clergé. David, au contraire, figure le pasteur idéal, qui allie la sévérité envers le péché à la bonté envers les pécheurs. Samuel, qui réprouve Saül et confère à David l'onction royale, est aussi un modèle d'évêque. Outre les aperçus qu'il donne ainsi sur la vie cléricale de son temps, l'auteur adresse des recommandations à ses frères les moines, invités à pratiquer pleinement la vie commune et l'obéissance à leurs supérieurs. Cependant le dernier mot de ce grand ouvrage, comme le premier, est pour le Christ, qu'on ne se lasse pas de contempler à travers toutes ces figures.
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Examining first of all the sin and rejection of King Saul, then the election and royal unction of the young David, this latest volume of ‘Gregorian’ commentary depicts these two men as figures of the Christian priesthood. Saul represents those weak bishops who abounded in the 12th century, according to Pierre de Cava, who claims that the sins of lust proliferated amongst the high clergy. David, on the contrary, embodies the ideal shepherd who allied severity towards sin with compassion for sinners. Samuel, who reproved Saul and conferred upon David the royal unction, has also the characteristics of a bishop. Apart from the insights he offers into the clerical life of his time, the author addresses some recommendations to his brother monks, suggesting that they participate in their communal existence to the full and show obedience to their superiors. However, the last words in this great work, like the first, are devoted to Christ, whom one never wearies of contemplating through the prism of these figures.
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Examining first of all the sin and rejection of King Saul, then the election and royal unction of the young David, this latest volume of ‘Gregorian’ commentary depicts these two men as figures of the Christian priesthood. Saul represents those weak bishops who abounded in the 12th century, according to Pierre de Cava, who claims that the sins of lust proliferated amongst the high clergy. David, on the contrary, embodies the ideal shepherd who allied severity towards sin with compassion for sinners. Samuel, who reproved Saul and conferred upon David the royal unction, has also the characteristics of a bishop. Apart from the insights he offers into the clerical life of his time, the author addresses some recommendations to his brother monks, suggesting that they participate in their communal existence to the full and show obedience to their superiors. However, the last words in this great work, like the first, are devoted to Christ, whom one never wearies of contemplating through the prism of these figures.
- Dimensions : 125x195x20
- ISBN : 9782204073677
- Poids : 308 grammes
Avec la collaboration de : Adalbert de Vogüé
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