Church Fatherc. 347–420

Jerome

Who

Translator of the Latin Vulgate and the most learned biblical scholar of the Latin church. When Helvidius claimed the 'brothers' of Jesus were Mary's children, Jerome answered him with a treatise that anchored the perpetual virginity in Scripture.

What Pitre quotes

Letters 22.21 — 'Death came through Eve, but life has come through Mary' (p 37)
Against Helvidius 21 — 'We believe that God was born of a Virgin, because we read it. That Mary was married after she brought forth, we do not believe, because we do not read it' (p 114)
Against Helvidius 14 — identifies Clopas with Alphaeus — a step Pitre's own argument does not require (pp 109 (endnote))

Connections

Cited by · 4

ArgumentHow the New Eve typology grounds the Immaculate Conception.
Letters 22.21 (p 37)
ArgumentSeven Fathers on the New Eve, with their words — and Newman
Letters 22.21 (p 37)
ArgumentTwo sisters both named Mary? — Mary of Clopas
Against Helvidius 14 (p 109)
ArgumentThe Fathers on the same three texts; Helvidius vs Jerome; Constantinople II and 'Aeiparthenos'
Against Helvidius 21 (p 114)

Passages · 3

PassageJerome — Against Helvidius 14
identifies Clopas with Alphaeus — a step Pitre's own argument does not require (pp 109 (endnote))
PassageJerome — Against Helvidius 21
'We believe that God was born of a Virgin, because we read it. That Mary was married after she brought forth, we do not believe, because we do not read it' (p 114)
PassageJerome — Letters 22.21
'Death came through Eve, but life has come through Mary' (p 37)

Verses discussed · 3

Referenced by · 6

AuthorityAugustine of Hippo
AuthorityCyril of Jerusalem
AuthorityEpiphanius of Salamis
AuthorityHegesippus
AuthorityJohn Chrysostom
AuthoritySecond Council of Constantinople (553)

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