''Moralia in Job'', also called ''Moralia, sive Expositio in Job'' or ''Magna Moralia'', is a
commentary
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on the ''
Book of Job'' by
Gregory the Great
Pope Gregory I ( la, Gregorius I; – 12 March 604), commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first recorded large-scale mission from Rome, the Gregoria ...
, written between 578 and 595. It was begun when Gregory was at the court of Emperor
Tiberius II
Tiberius II Constantine ( grc-gre, Τιβέριος Κωνσταντῖνος, Tiberios Konstantinos; died 14 August 582) was Eastern Roman emperor from 574 to 582. Tiberius rose to power in 574 when Justin II, prior to a mental breakdown, procl ...
in
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
, but finished only several years after he had returned to
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
. It is Gregory's major work, filling some 35 books or 6 volumes. Its actual title is "An Extensive Consideration of Moral Questions".
Manuscripts
*
Moralia in Job (British Library, Add MS 31031) (late 8th century)
*
Commentary on Job of 945
*
Cîteaux Moralia in Job (1111)
Editions
Basel: Nicolaus Kesler Basel
, french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese
, neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...
(1496)
*''
Patrologia Latina'', volumes 75–76.
English translationin ''
Library of the Fathers'' (4 vols., Oxford, 1844)
External links
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6th-century Latin books
6th-century Christian texts
Biblical commentaries
Works by Pope Gregory I
Late Latin literature
Book of Job
590s
595