Two books of commentaries on the prophet Micah

“Two books of commentaries on the prophet Micah” (7 chapters) were written by Bl. Jerome of Stridon in 393. He used a certain method when creating commentaries. First the translation is given from the Hebrew and from the LXX (except where the text is exactly the same), followed by an explanation of the literal meaning based on the Hebrew text, and a discussion of the differences between it and the Greek translation from Origen's Hexaplos. Blzh. Jerome gives a spiritual-typological interpretation in relation to Christ and the Church, based on the Septuagint. The commentaries on the Book of the Prophet Micah contain the view of the blessed one. Jerome on the church hierarchy, which has 3 degrees (bishop, presbyter and deacon) and implies significant differences between them in rights and responsibilities. *The title of the work in Latin is Commentarius in Michaeam prophetam. Содержание Книга первая Глава I Глава II Глава III Глава IV Книга вторая Глава V Глава VI Глава VII Пролог Михей, на которого в настоящее время я желаю представить толкование, в числе двенадцати пророков согласно LХХ толковникам занимает третье место, а согласно еврейскому [канону] шестое, и следует за пророком Ионою, после Авдия; так что после Осии, который у всех занимает первое место, третье место занимает Амос, а второе – Иоиль. Таким образом помещенный как бы в сердцевине свитка он должен заключать в себе глубокие тайны; и слово Божие, всегда нисходившее на пророков низошло также и на Михея [ םיכיה ], имя которого значит «глубочайшее смирение», – на Михея из Морасфи, небольшего поселения, и поныне находящегося вблизи палестинского города Елевферополя. Morasfi [םירשתי] in our language means “heir”. And it is so wonderful that the deepest humility, which is predominant among the virtues, is born from the hope of the inheritance of the Lord; and not that humility that stems from the consciousness of sins, but that which is supplied among the virtues, and about which it is said: “Humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you during the visitation” (1 Peter 5:6) and: “He who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 18:14) and: “Before contrition the heart of a man is exalted and before glory he humbles himself” ( Proverbs 16:18); Therefore, the Lord said: “Learn from Me: for I am meek and lowly in heart” (Matthew 11:29). Just as we give [children] qualitative names as if to foreshadow [their] virtues, for example: Victor (victor), Castus (immaculate), Pius (pious), Probus (honest), and among the Greeks: Ζώφρων (prudent), Εὐσεβής; (pious), and then common nouns turn into proper names: so among the Jews, Micah, Obadiah, Zechariah, and other similar [names] are assigned to children by parents according to the names of virtues. You might be interested in: