Commentary on Romans (Pelagius)

Commentary on Romans is a commentary of Epistle to the Romans written before 410 by British ascetic Pelagius. It is Pelagius' longest extant work.^[1]

Reception[]

In 412, Augustine read Pelagius' Commentary on Romans and described its author as a "highly advanced Christian", although he disagreed with Pelagius' exegesis of Romans 5:12, which he believed downplayed original sin.^[1]

References[]

Sources[]

• Scheck, Thomas P. (2012). "Pelagius's Interpretation of Romans". In Cartwright, Steven (ed.). A Companion to St. Paul in the Middle Ages. Leiden: Brill. pp. 79–114. ISBN 978-90-04-23671-4.

Further reading[]

• Pelagius's Commentary on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans. Translated by De Bruyn, Theodore. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1993. ISBN 978-0-19-814399-4.
• McKim, Donald K. (2007). "Pelagius". Dictionary of Major Biblical Interpreters. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 978-0-8308-2927-9.