»Judaizing« Christian Interpretations of the Prophets As Seen by Saint Jerome
Vigiliae Christianae, (2007)DOI: doi:10.1163/157007207X195321
Abstract
Among the many differing interpretations reported by St. Jerome is the set ascribed to »our Judaizers,« who are in reality Christian interpreters with whom Jerome disagrees. In his own exegesis of the prophets, Jerome accepts both the literal/historical meaning of the »Hebrews« (Jews) as it relates to Israel's past (Old Testament history), and the spiritual/allegorical meaning of the church as it relates to the present or future. The interpretations that Jerome regards as »Judaizing« are almost all attempts to assign a literal meaning to the future. It is this combination (literal and future) that Jerome rejects as »Judaizing.«