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Letters

A large pastoral and scholarly correspondence dealing with ascetic life, biblical study, and church disputes.

Jeromelate 4th century onward4th century

Overview

Category
Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers
Genre
Epistle
Tradition
Western
Region
Western Mediterranean
Original language
Latin
Date certainty
Approximate

Historical context

Manuscript context

Letters circulated in Western Mediterranean and is received through Latin manuscript and translation traditions associated with Jerome.

Themes

Trinitarian TheologyChristologySpiritual FormationMonastic Formation

Controversies

  • Christological debates

Source links

  • English translation

    www.newadvent.org · Source quality: Primary · Last checked: 2026-02-28

  • Archive mirror

    web.archive.org · Source quality: Archive · Last checked: 2026-02-28

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Letters

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