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Bible -- Old Testament -- Commentaries

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Anonymous commentary on the Song of Songs, 15th century

 part
Identifier: MS 99/ff. 1r-80v
Contents This part of the manuscript contains an anonymous commentary on the Song of Songs. The author quotes the first part of each verse and provides an explanation. The first 21 folios have a part of Sermones super Cantica Canticorum by Bernard of Clairvaux written in the margin (see MS 99/Margins for more information).The text starts on f. 1r with the following words: Osculetur me osculo oris...
Dates: 15th century

Commentary of the Song of Songs by Honorius of Autun, 15th century

 part
Identifier: MS 99/ff. 136r-151r
Contents This part of the manuscript contains a commentary on the Song of Songs. The scribe identifies it as Prologus Honorii Pape super Cantica Canticorum (Prologue to the Song of Songs by Pope Honorius). However, the text seems to be a commentary of the Song of Songs written by Honorius of Autun, aslo known as Honorius Augustodunensis (c. 1080–1154?), not the...
Dates: 15th century

Lectures and sermons from General Assembly Library

 Fonds
Identifier: MS LEC
Scope and Contents MS LEC 1: Lectures on various books of the Old Testament recorded in a 17th century hand. Books covered are Genesis, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I and II Samuel, Job, Psalms, and 12 minor prophets. Notes on Job dated May 13, 1688. Bound in leather and covers are blind stamped with the initials 'A C'. 'Agnes Campbell' inscribed on a fly leaf. Church of Scotland stamp on fly leaf and on last page verso.MS LEC 2: Manuscript volume titled, 'Notes of examinations and Lectures in Theology...
Dates: 1688-1832

Papers of Andrew Bruce Davidson for Old Testament translations, c.1885

 Collection
Identifier: MS DAV 1
Scope and Contents

Text of the books of Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy [Authorised Version], mounted on separate folio leaves with marginal notes by Andrew Bruce Davidson. Leaves are numbered 117 - 472.

Used in connection with the preparation of the Revised Version of the Old Testament, published 1885.

Dates: c. 1885