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The Parts of Speech in Gerson’s Spiritual Grammar The Parts of Speech in Gerson’s Spiritual Grammar
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Commentary on “Moralized” Grammar Commentary on “Moralized” Grammar
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Nomen Nomen
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Pronomen Pronomen
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Verbum Verbum
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Adverbium Adverbium
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Participium Participium
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Conjunctio Conjunctio
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Praepositio Praepositio
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Interjectio Interjectio
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Gerson’s Imitation of Donatus Gerson’s Imitation of Donatus
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Acknowledging the Trope Acknowledging the Trope
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The Grammatical Metaphor The Grammatical Metaphor
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3 Gerson’s “Moralized” Primer of Spiritual Grammar
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Published:July 2017
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Abstract
The chapter is a primer in “spiritual grammar” which provides a close reading of Gerson’s Moralized Grammar (Donatus moralizatus) . This theological and literary exposition initiates the reader into how this unusual text’s hybrid genre works. With appreciation of the author’s pastoral agenda and the theological content of the text, this interpretation of Moralized Grammar illuminates the considerable skill involved in transforming into a sermonic moral catechism the grammatical primer written by Aelius Donatus (fl. 350 CE), which was foundational to education for 1000 years in the West. In Moralized Grammar Gerson accomplished a feat of literary creativity for the purpose of crafting a synopsis of the Christian moral and spiritual life that would have been extraordinarily memorable for the growing class of literate Christians of his time. Moralized Grammar is also an example of Gerson’s overall effort to place the Ten Commandments at the center of Christian morality.
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