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Thomas of Ireland: De tribus sensibus sacrae scripturae - editio princeps, commentary and translation
Tříska, Pavel ; Doležalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Burghart, Marjorie (referee)
The purpose of the master thesis Thomas of Ireland: De tribus sensibus sacrae scripturae - editio princeps, commentary and translation is to study the treatise De tribus sensibus sacrae scipturae. This hitherto unpublished text is part of a trilogy which also includes the treatises De tribus punctis christianae religionis and De tribus hierarchiis all written by Thomas of Ireland, an author active at the University of Paris around 1300. The latter is known chiefly for his collection of authorities called Manipulus florum, which was one of the biggest bestsellers of the time. The De tribus sensibus sacrae scripturae contains a theoretical section which briefly exposes the principles and rules of the literal and mystical exegesis of the Bible. But most of the treatise consists of an exemplary exegesis of verse Wisdom 9, 1 with long excursuses on subjects such as astronomy or translatio studii. The present work includes the critical edition of the treatise from the five known manuscripts with the ms. Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Latin 16397 as the base manuscript. The edition of the text is accompanied by a study of the manuscript tradition and a description of the manuscripts which the author has been able to access. In addition, the text is set in the context of the works of Thomas of...
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Barlaam of Calabria and the efforts towards rapprochement of the East and the West
Tříska, Pavel ; Suchánek, Drahomír (advisor) ; Picková, Dana (referee)
The following bachelor thesis Barlaam of Calabria and the efforts towards rapprochement of the East and the West in the 14th century pursues the work of Barlaam, which deals with the contemporary attempts to reunite the eastern and the western church. On the background of the development of mutual relationship between both churches since the Great eastern schism up to the beginning of Barlaam's activity and the most important events of Barlaam's life, his writings from every phase of his unionist efforts are being analyzed in this thesis. The aim of the thesis is to present the basic ideas behind his writings, discuss their qualities and drawbacks and to show the main reasons for his failure to contribute to achievement of a church union. Attention will also be focused on the development of Barlaams personality. Based on the knowledge of his life and the analyzed unionist writings of his there will be attempts to seek the main causes of Barlaam's conversion to the Roman church. Key words: Barlaam - Church union - Byzantium - Great schism - Filioque - Ecumenism
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