Tag Archives: Cassiodorus

On Boethius

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Derek Olsen

In 522, another great Roman aristocrat was showered with honors. Theoderic in Ravenna selected one of his sons to be the consul of Rome representing the West while Justin in Constantinople selected his other son to be the consul representing … Continue reading →

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Love Song to a Psalter

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Derek Olsen

Here’s a section from the manuscript. The poem stays in, but I’ve trimmed away most of the supporting material… People who are familiar with the Bible are usually aware of the rather scandalous contents of the Song of Solomon (also … Continue reading →

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Cassiodorus Milestone!

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Derek Olsen

Good news—the full draft of the long-awaited (and overdue) Cassiodorus book is done! The bad news is that I need to cut out about 14,000 words before I can send it off to the publisher. I’ve already identified some sections … Continue reading →

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An Age goes Dark

Posted on November 9, 2016 by Derek Olsen

It’s hard focusing on writing today. Somehow I need to find the motivation to write about a Christian author, watching his society crumble around him into chaos and barbarism, as he tries t chart a course for the intellectual and … Continue reading →

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Tour de Cassiodorus

Posted on November 5, 2016 by Derek Olsen

There were articles up at Covenant the past couple of days that I’d like to respond to (This one by the Bishop of Dallas which implicitly defines “traditionalist” in an exceedingly narrow fashion, and this one by Zach that begins … Continue reading →

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On John Cassian’s Method of Reading Scripture

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Derek Olsen

I’m jumping around quite a bit in the Cassiodorus books as I write them… This is a section of what I believe is going to be Chapter 3. Basically, in Chapter 3, I’m going to be diving directly into Cassiodorus’s … Continue reading →

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Conveying Psalm Commentary?

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Derek Olsen

Ok, y’all—I need your help… As I’ve been saying, I’m working on this book on the Psalm commentary of Cassiodorus. Right now I’m wrestling with how to present the way that he structures his commentary and give readers a sense … Continue reading →

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Jerome and the Two Paulas

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Derek Olsen

I’m picking up where I left off with Caesaria and Radegund, but going back in time, heading to the beginning of the 5th century… Radegund and Caesaria were part of a larger movement sweeping through the church, a movement that … Continue reading →

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Radegund and the Psalter

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Derek Olsen

I’m focusing a lot of energy right now on my Cassiodorus/Psalms book and not getting a whole lot else done… I’m hoping to post here more regularly, but at the moment, most of my thoughts are occupied in the early … Continue reading →

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Early Medieval Reading and the Derivative Charge

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Derek Olsen

I wrote this chunk of text this morning for the Cassiodorus books. It’s a work in progress. I don’t think it’s fully decided what argument it’s tackling and I have the feeling that it might be astride two related but … Continue reading →

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