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Jerome, Commentary on Daniel 11.44-45.425-445

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Context

In the years after completing his Latin translation of the Bible (Vulgata), St. Jerome devoted himself to scriptural exegesis, whether in response to his theological forebears or in original research. One of his most influential works is the commentary on Daniel, an erudite study of the nature of Hebrew prophecy and Christian eschatology. In this passage concerning the advent and war of the Antichrist, Jerome identifies the site of the beast’s encampment as the Mount of Olives, between the Dead Sea and the Mediterranean coast.

Text

Nostri autem extremum visionis huius capitulum super Antichristo sic exponunt: quod, pugnans contra Aegyptios, Libyasque et Aethiopas, et tria cornua de decem cornibus conterens, aditurus sit de aquilonis et orientis partibus adversum se bella consurgere; quod, veniens cum magna multitudine ut conterat et interficiat plurimos, figet tabernaculum suum in Apedno iuxta Nicopolim, quae prius Emmaus vocabatur, ubi incipiunt Iudaeae provinciae montana consurgere. Denique inde se rigens usque ad montem Oliveti Hierosolymorum regio ascenditur; et hoc esse quod scriptura nunc dicit, “et cum fixerit tabernaculum suum in montanae provinciae radicibus inter duo maria”—mare videlicet quod nunc appellatur mortuum ab oriente, et mare magnum in cuius littore Caesarea, Ioppe, Ascalon et Gaza sitae sunt—“tunc veniet usque ad summitatem montis eius,”—hoc est montanae provinciae, id est verticem montis Oliveti, qui inclutus vocatur quia ex eo Dominus atque Salvator ascendit ad Patrem—“et nullus Antichristo poterit auxiliari, contra se domino saeviente.” et asserunt: ibi Antichristum esse periturum unde Dominus ascendit ad caelos. 1

Textual Note

Ed. Glorie 1964

Textual Note

Minor corr.

Translation

Our school explains the final chapter of this vision in relation to the Antichrist as follows. During his battle against the Egyptians, Libyans, and Ethiopians, when he will smash three of the ten horns, the news will come that war has arisen against him from the North and the East. He will advance with a great host to crush and to kill many people, and he will pitch his tent in Apedno near Nicopolis, which was formerly called Emmaus, where the mountains begin to rise in the province of Judaea. Finally he will make his way from there to the Mount of Olives and ascend to the area of Jerusalem. This is what the Scripture means here: “And when he has pitched his tent at the foothills of the mountainous province between two seas,”—these are, of course, that which is now called the Dead Sea on the east, and the Great Sea on whose shore are located Caesarea, Joppa, Ashkelon, and Gaza—“then he will come up to the summit of this mountain,”—that is, of the mountainous province, i.e., the apex of the Mount of Olives, which is called famous because our Lord and Savior ascended from it to the Father—“and no one will be able to assist the Antichrist, as the Lord vents his fury against him.” Our school insists that the Antichrist will perish in that place from which the Lord ascended to heaven. 2

Translation Note

Rev. Archer 1958

Works Cited

  • 1 Jerome, S. Hieronymi Presbyteri Opera I: Opera Exegetica. 5: Commentariorum in Danielem Libri III <IV>, ed. Francisci Glorie, Corpus Christianorum, Series Latina 75A (Turnhout: Brepols, 1964), section: 11.44-45, line: 425-445.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
  • 2 Jerome, Jerome’s Commentary on Daniel, trans. Gleason L. Archer (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1958)Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record
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Joseph L. Rife, “Jerome, Commentary on Daniel 11.44-45.425-445,” in Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, entry published June 30, 2023, https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/323.

Bibliography:

Joseph L. Rife, “Jerome, Commentary on Daniel 11.44-45.425-445.” In Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia, edited by Joseph L. Rife., edited by Joseph L. Rife. Caesarea City and Port Exploration Project, 2023. Entry published June 30, 2023. https://caesarea-maritima.org/testimonia/323.

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Entry Title: Jerome, Commentary on Daniel 11.44-45.425-445

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  • Joseph L. Rife, general editor, Vanderbilt University
  • Joseph L. Rife, editor, Caesarea Maritima: A Collection of Testimonia
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  • Joseph L. Rife, entry contributor, “Jerome, Commentary on Daniel 11.44-45.425-445”

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