{"slug":"tmp220.tmp220.opp-lat1","id":"latin:ogl-pl:tmp220.tmp220.opp-lat1","title":"Chronologia Sive Libellus De Mundi Duratione","title_source":"Chronologia Sive Libellus De Mundi Duratione","author":"Julius Hilarianus","genre":"treatise","date":"","tradition":"latin","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. 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It calculates time from creation to the author's present, reflecting early Christian chronographic interests. The work relies on the Septuagint and early patristic sources, not modern historical methods. Its attribution is uncertain, and it survives in a single medieval manuscript tradition, with few copies. The text had limited influence, cited in some medieval chronographic compilations but not widely used in later patristic or scholastic theology. Modern interest is primarily for historians of early Christian chronology.","historical_context":"The work was likely composed in the late 4th or early 5th century, a period when Christian chronographers sought to reconcile biblical chronology with classical and Jewish traditions. The author, possibly a North African or Roman Christian, wrote in Latin, the language of the Western Church. The community was likely a learned clerical circle engaged in computus and chronography. The text survives in a single medieval manuscript tradition, often included in collections of computistical works, indicating its preservation for scholarly rather than liturgical use. Its transmission is limited, with few copies, and it is not widely cited in patristic or scholastic theology. The work's chronological calculations reflect late antique exegetical methods, using the Septuagint and early patristic sources. The attribution to Julius Hilarianus is uncertain; the author may be a different Hilarianus or a pseudepigrapher. The date is inferred from internal references and manuscript tradition, but no firm external evidence confirms it.","significance":"The Chronologia is significant as a rare example of early Latin Christian chronography, illustrating how late antique Christians calculated world history from creation. It reflects the intersection of biblical exegesis, computus, and apologetics, and its limited manuscript tradition highlights the selective preservation of such works. It is of interest to historians of early Christian chronology and the development of medieval chronographic traditions.","timeline":[{"date":"Late 4th–early 5th c.","event":"Probable composition of the Chronologia, attributed to Julius Hilarianus."},{"date":"Late 4th–early 5th c.","event":"Debates about the age of the world, with some holding it over 20,000 years old, reflected in the work."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"The text survives in a single manuscript tradition, included in collections of computistical works."},{"date":"Modern era","event":"The work is studied by historians of early Christian chronology, with limited influence on later theology."}],"relations":[{"work":"Septuagint","relation":"Primary source for chronological calculations","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"1 Corinthians","relation":"Cited in the work (1 Cor 1:24)","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Wisdom of Solomon","relation":"Misattributed citations (Wisdom 2:24, 6:26)","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"De Civitate Dei","relation":"Augustine's work also addresses world chronology, but Hilarianus is not directly linked","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[],"cautions":["The attribution to Julius Hilarianus is uncertain; the author may be a different Hilarianus or a pseudepigrapher.","The date is inferred from internal references and manuscript tradition, but no firm external evidence confirms it.","The work survives in a single medieval manuscript tradition, with few copies, limiting textual verification.","The chronological calculations rely on the Septuagint and early patristic sources, not modern historical methods."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000436,"generated":"2026-11-15T06:45:51Z"},"links":[{"kind":"source","label":"Open Greek and Latin Patrologia Latina","url":"https://github.com/OpenGreekAndLatin/patrologia_latina-dev/blob/master/data/tmp220/tmp220/tmp220.tmp220.opp-lat1.xml"}],"checks":{"work":"tmp220.tmp220.opp-lat1","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":19,"translated":19,"commentary_passages":19,"commentary_units":110,"english_words":4989,"source_letters":18791,"commentary_kinds":9},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a short Latin treatise on world chronology, attributed to Julius Hilarianus, likely from the late 4th or early 5th century. 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Quantocumque tempore, in divinis legibus, cujuscumque timentis Deum intentus fuerit animus; tanto eligere a quae vera sunt discet, ut discendo sapiens efficiatur, quia dux oculorum cordis est ei in lege: Virtus Dei Patris et sapientia Christus (I Cor. I, 24). Et quasi patefactis januis coeli, ore proprio Dei audierit, exsultat, in lege aliquid vere sapienter addiscens: unde sapientia Dei hominem silere non patitur; compellitur (ipsa veritate cogente) loqui, ut alios sapientes efficiat. Sapientiae vero qui junctus, invidere non potuit. Quapropter sapiens vult (per sapientiam Dei a qua sapiens effectus est) derelicta invidentia per quam mors dominatur et regnat (Sap. II, 24), omnes homines in mundo sapientes existere. Praedictum enim in lege esse scit, quod multitudo sapientum sanitas est orbis terrarum (Sap., VI, 26). Igitur cum ex lege coram fratribus, sapientia duce, tractatus foret opponereturque ab iisdem, mundi initium finemque ejus penitus a nobis sciri non posse; quod alii affirmant plus XX millia annorum habere jam mundum; alii initium et finem dare ei nolentes; alii (initium concedentes) aeternum fore voluerunt. Ad haec ego aio: Astruere hoc per artem, philosophiam mundi et inanem deceptionem; verborum pompam opinionisque magis quam e veritatem amavere et sunt amatores.","english":"The Chronology, or Little Book on the Duration of the World, of Julius Hilarianus.\n\nI. However long the mind of anyone fearing God is intent upon the divine laws, for that long will he learn to choose what is true, so that by learning he becomes wise, because the guide of the eyes of his heart is in the law: the Power of God the Father and Wisdom Christ (1 Cor. 1:24). And, as if the gates of heaven were thrown open, having heard with the very mouth of God, he rejoices, learning something truly wisely in the law; whence the wisdom of God does not permit a man to be silent; he is compelled (by truth itself compelling him) to speak, so that he may make others wise. But one who is joined to wisdom could not be envious. For this reason, the wise man wishes (through the wisdom of God by which he has been made wise), having set aside the envy through which death rules and reigns (Wis. 2:24), that all men in the world should be wise. For he knows it is foretold in the law that a multitude of wise men is the health of the world (Wis. 6:26). Therefore, when a discourse was being held from the law before the brethren, with wisdom as guide, and it was objected by the same that the beginning of the world and its end could not be thoroughly known by us—since some affirm that the world already has more than twenty thousand years; others, unwilling to give it either a beginning or an end; others (granting a beginning) have wished it to be eternal—to these things I say: This is to be established by art, by worldly philosophy and empty deception; they have loved and are lovers of the pomp of words and of opinion rather than of truth.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"I.","severity":"info","text":"The opening section introduces the work's purpose and the author's epistemological stance, contrasting divine wisdom with worldly philosophy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Virtus Dei Patris et sapientia Christus (I Cor. 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II, 24","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Wisdom 2:24 is likely a misattribution; the verse about envy and death is not found in the canonical Book of Wisdom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Sap., VI, 26","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Wisdom 6:26 is also problematic; the verse about a multitude of wise men as the health of the world does not appear in the Vulgate Wisdom.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"plus XX millia annorum","severity":"info","text":"The claim that some hold the world to be over 20,000 years old reflects late antique debates about the age of the world, possibly referencing Greek or Egyptian chronologies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Q JULII HILARIANI CHRONOLOGIA","severity":"info","text":"The work is attributed to Julius Hilarianus, a little-known Latin Christian author, and survives in a single manuscript tradition, influencing medieval chronography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The scripture references to Wisdom (Sap.) are uncertain; they may be apocryphal or misremembered by the author.","The identity of the 'brethren' addressed is not specified; they could be a monastic community or a general Christian audience."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"Nam si nos imperio Dei, quod fidele est, audiamus; accipiamus necesse est, quidquid nobis divina lex fideliter enarravit: quod annuente Domino (si permittitis) vobis simpliciter enarrabitur. Sunt enim qui estimant annos, in lege, inaniter aut superflue, quasi non necessarie fuisse conscriptos: nescientes parum habere fidei, tales qui quod lex Dei insinuat, verum esse non credunt At illi: Magna, inquiunt, vis est, aliquid de lege proferre scriptoque mandare? Vere, inquam: nam ut ipsi scitis, olim de ratione Paschae numeroque annorum mundi hortantibus vobis scripta fecisse me; sed idcirco silui aliquanto tempore, ne a nobis opuscula ipsa condimentis sapientiae alienae, irrationabiliter conderentur. Unde digestis melius rebus, de die sacratissimo Paschae jam libellum praemisimus: in quo et qui sit mensis primus, legaliter demonstravimus: dehinc etiam cursum annorum a fabrica mundi, in hoc opusculo, suo quoque ordine, supputando notamus.","english":"For if we listen to the command of God, which is faithful, we must accept whatever the divine law has faithfully related to us; which, with the Lord’s consent (if you permit), will be simply related to you. For there are those who think that the years in the Law were written down idly or superfluously, as if not necessary—not knowing that such people have too little faith, who do not believe that what the Law of God sets forth is true. But they say: “Is it a great thing, then, to bring forth something from the Law and commit it to writing?” Truly, I say: for as you yourselves know, I once wrote at your urging concerning the reckoning of Easter and the number of years of the world; but I kept silent for some time, lest those little works of mine be unreasonably seasoned with the spices of alien wisdom. Hence, having better arranged the matters, we have already sent forth a little book on the most sacred day of Easter; in which we also demonstrated, according to the Law, which is the first month. Then, in this little work, we also note the course of the years from the foundation of the world, in its proper order, by calculation.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus contrasts his present work with an earlier lost treatise on Easter and world chronology, written at the readers' request but withheld for revision. This passage serves as a transitional apologia for the current libellus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"condimentis sapientiae alienae","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'condimentis sapientiae alienae' (seasonings of alien wisdom) likely refers to pagan philosophical or rhetorical embellishment. 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This polemic situates his work within a broader debate on the literal interpretation of Scripture in late antique Christianity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"lex Dei","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'lex Dei' (Law of God) refers to the Pentateuch, particularly its chronological passages. Hilarianus insists on their literal truth, countering those who consider them inaniter aut superflue (idly or superfluously).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the earlier lost work on Easter and world chronology is unclear; it may be a separate treatise or a draft of the present one.","The phrase 'condimentis sapientiae alienae' could also refer to heretical teachings, not just pagan learning."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"II. In his igitur promissis, satis gavisi fratres faciunt quae diligentius sanximus. Etenim de hac re non aeque, sed varie scripsere quam plurimi; ut lectoris animus in ancipiti remanens, quid verius sit, scire non possit. Faciam ut vultis, ut et ipse promisi, Domino scilicet, Deo Christo monstrante. Quapropter partes omnes et regulas annorum affabre diligentiusque persequar; ut expositio ipsa, legentibus, quasi gradientibus, delectabilis via, aequa et plana videatur. Post praeteritorum quidem descriptorum varias compositiones (praesertim qui jam praejudicatae opinionis habentur), dicere aliquid, nefas aut superbum est; sed dicam; necesse est enim ratione cogente, quamvis superbum credo non esse si posteriore tempore, a quoquam melius quid de lege proferatur. Hoc et sanctus apostolus Paulus, pacem consulens, testatur et dicit: Etsi alii melius revelatum fuerit sedenti, prior taceat (I Cor. XIV, 30). Et utique apostolus de quacumque disputatione legis, hoc dixit: De qua re, quis qualiter senserit, ita ut senserit et bene, melius possit admitti. Nunc de annorum integro numero ratio vertitur; ubi non potest quis pro perfecto numero imperfectum ponere, aut ipsum perfectum transcendere numerum; et quod minus fuerit, et plus a perfecto numero astruere verum.","english":"II. In these promises, then, the brothers whom we have more carefully instructed take great joy. For on this matter, very many have written not equally but variously; so that the reader’s mind, remaining in doubt, cannot know what is truer. I will do as you wish, as I myself promised, with the Lord, God Christ, showing the way, of course. Therefore, I will pursue all the parts and rules of the years with skill and care; so that the exposition itself may seem to those reading, as if walking, a delightful, level, and smooth path. After the various compositions of past writers (especially those who are held to have a prejudiced opinion), to say something is neither impious nor proud; but I will speak; for it is necessary, with reason compelling, although I believe it is not proud if at a later time, by anyone, something better concerning the law is brought forth. This the holy apostle Paul, consulting peace, also testifies and says: “But if another sitting has had a better revelation, let the former be silent” (1 Cor. 14:30). And certainly the apostle said this concerning any dispute of the law: concerning which matter, however someone has thought, as he has thought and well, it can be better admitted. Now the matter turns on the complete number of years; where one cannot set an imperfect number for a perfect one, or exceed the perfect number itself; and to assert as true what is less, and what is more than the perfect number.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"II. In his igitur promissis","severity":"info","text":"This section opens the second part of the treatise, transitioning from the preface to the main argument about the reliability of biblical chronology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Etsi alii melius revelatum fuerit sedenti, prior taceat (I Cor. XIV, 30)","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus cites 1 Corinthians 14:30, but the verse number is non-standard; the Vulgate has 1 Cor. 14:30 as 'Si cui revelatum fueri, etc.' The citation may reflect a variant or misattribution.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"partes omnes et regulas annorum affabre diligentiusque persequar","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus promises a methodical treatment of chronological rules, reflecting the late antique Christian concern to harmonize biblical genealogies with secular history, as seen in works like Eusebius' Chronicle.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ancipiti","severity":"info","text":"The Latin 'ancipiti' (doubtful) is rare; it may be a scribal error for 'ancipiti' (from 'anceps', uncertain) or a variant of 'ancipiti' (two-headed, hence ambiguous). The sense is 'in doubt'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"praejudicatae opinionis","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus criticizes earlier chronographers for prejudiced opinions, a common trope in patristic polemics. This reflects the competitive nature of early Christian chronography, where authors like Julius Africanus and Eusebius were often challenged.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact source of the 1 Corinthians citation is unclear; the verse number 30 does not match standard Vulgate numbering. The phrase 'prior taceat' is not a direct Vulgate quote, suggesting Hilarianus may be paraphrasing or using a different Latin version.","The term 'ancipiti' is ambiguous; it could be a scribal error for 'ancipiti' (uncertain) or a rare form of 'anceps'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Igitur jam veniamus ad causam, et suo ordine cuncta narremus, intelligaturque quo in loco hanc volentes assequi rationem, a aut plene dixerim.\n\nIII. Cum ergo hic mundus Creatore Deo constitueretur videretque omnia suo jussu ex nihilo apparuisse, mature coelum cum ornamentis suis, id est solem, et lunam, et stellas, propter vices et signa temporum, luce radiantes; terram cum perfectione omnium seminum virore plenam, diversis coloribus flores habentem divina pictura; maria conclusione riparum ac montium, ne transcendant quasi vallatione quadam obsessa, isthinc etiam primo prolatum motum habentia in se et omnem animam vivam. Post hanc igitur perfectionem mundi, placuit omnipotenti Deo instituere hominem quem prae caeteris animalibus aliquid esse omnipotens Deus voluit: nam illa, jussu et verbo suo creavit; hunc sacris manibus finxit (Gen. I, 27), quem liberum dominumque super universa sua praefecit: illa, ut ab hoc regerentur; hic, ut sapiens animal rationale et astutum sese gubernaret in mundo. Ex istius namque tempore posteriorumque, omnium generationes (currendo) ostendimus usque ad nostram aetatem; quot anni sint ex quo factus est iste in quo degimus mundus; sed qui jam secundum evangelicam Vocem in fine est constitutus: a die VIII Kalend. april.","english":"Therefore, let us now come to the matter at hand, and relate everything in its proper order; and let it be understood in what place I have either fully or partially pursued this reasoning.\n\nIII. When this world was established by the Creator God, and He saw that everything had appeared from nothing by His command, He promptly set in place the heaven with its adornments—that is, the sun, the moon, and the stars, shining with light for the sake of the seasons and the signs of the times; the earth, full of the verdure of all seeds, having flowers of diverse colors by divine painting; the seas, confined by the barriers of shores and mountains, as if besieged by a kind of rampart, and from that point also having within themselves the first motion produced, and every living soul. After this perfection of the world, therefore, it pleased the omnipotent God to institute man, whom He wished to be something beyond the other animals: for He created those by His command and word; this one He fashioned with His sacred hands (Gen. 1:27), and set him as a free master over all His works: those, so that they might be ruled by him; this one, so that as a wise, rational, and shrewd animal, he might govern himself in the world. From the time of this man and his descendants, we have shown all generations (running) down to our own age; how many years there are since the world in which we live was made—but which, according to the evangelical Voice, is now placed at its end: from the eighth day before the Kalends of April.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Igitur jam veniamus ad causam","severity":"info","text":"This sentence marks a transition from the preface to the main argument, introducing the systematic treatment of world chronology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Gen. I, 27","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus cites Genesis 1:27 to support the special creation of man by God's hands, distinguishing him from other creatures made by word alone.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"sacris manibus finxit","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'fashioned with sacred hands' emphasizes a literal, anthropomorphic view of divine creation, common in early Latin Christian exegesis.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"evangelicam Vocem","severity":"info","text":"The 'evangelical Voice' likely refers to New Testament prophecies about the end of the world, such as in Matthew 24, which Hilarianus uses to date his own era as the final age.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"a die VIII Kalend. april.","severity":"info","text":"The date 'eighth day before the Kalends of April' corresponds to March 25, a traditional date for the creation or the Passion in early Christian chronography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"currendo","severity":"caution","text":"The word 'currendo' (running) is parenthetical and may be a gloss or interpolation; it disrupts the syntax and may reflect a later scribal addition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'a aut plene dixerim' is ambiguous: it may mean 'either fully or partially' as translated, or it could be a textual corruption."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"originem ejus mundi tenentes quo inchoatum et factum esse, in libello Paschali; ratione currente jam exposuimus, et V dies sine homine fuisse mundum, et die VI fictum et vivificatum per Dei flatum esse narravimus.\n\nIV. A primoplasti, Adae scilicet, nativitate usque ad diluvium factum sub Noe, anni sunt 2257, qui sic per generationes singulas fideliter comprobantur. Adam anno genuit Seth. Seth genuit Enos. Enos anno genuit Cainam. Cainam anno genuit Malalehel. Malalehel anno genuit Jareth. Jareth anno genuit Enoch. Enoch anno genuit Matusalam. Matusalam anno genuit Lamech. Hic primos Matusalae annos quos scriptorum error fecit, nullus vidit, nullus inspexit, nullus diligenti inquisitione correxit: annos cum vixisse et genuit Lamech; post vixisse annos, quod verum esse non potest, quai usque transdiluvium, annos plus esse monstratur. Diluvium enim nemo evasit, nemo praeter arcam vivendo transcendit. Igitur Matusalam vixit anno et sic genuit Lamech: et post hoc vixit annos 787, sic enim divinae Scripturae fides vera demonstrat, quae Matusalam ante diluvium, et vixisse, et mortuum esse narravit.","english":"holding that the beginning of this world was commenced and made, we have already set forth in the Paschal booklet, with the running calculation, and we have narrated that the world was without man for five days, and that on the sixth day it was formed and given life by the breath of God.\n\nIV. From the birth of the first-formed, that is Adam, up to the flood that occurred under Noah, there are 2257 years, which are faithfully confirmed through each individual generation. Adam begot Seth in his year. Seth begot Enos. Enos begot Cainam in his year. Cainam begot Malalehel in his year. Malalehel begot Jareth in his year. Jareth begot Enoch in his year. Enoch begot Matusalam in his year. Matusalam begot Lamech in his year. Here, the first years of Matusalam, which an error of the scribes produced, no one saw, no one examined, no one corrected by diligent inquiry: that he lived years and begot Lamech; after that he lived years, which cannot be true, because it is shown that there are more years up to the time after the flood. For no one escaped the flood, no one lived beyond it except by the ark. Therefore, Matusalam lived in his year and thus begot Lamech; and after this he lived 787 years, for thus the true faith of divine Scripture demonstrates, which narrated that Matusalam both lived and died before the flood.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"IV. A primoplasti, Adae scilicet, nativitate usque ad diluvium factum sub Noe, anni sunt 2257","severity":"info","text":"This section opens a new chronological segment, marking the transition from the creation week to the antediluvian patriarchs, a standard structure in early Christian chronography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"primoplasti","severity":"info","text":"Primoplastus is a Latin calque from Greek πρωτόπλαστος, meaning 'first-formed,' used by patristic authors to refer to Adam as the first human created by God.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Adam anno genuit Seth","severity":"info","text":"The genealogy from Adam to Lamech follows the Septuagint text of Genesis 5, though Hilarianus’s year totals (2257 years to the flood) differ from the Masoretic and Septuagint chronologies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"Hic primos Matusalae annos quos scriptorum error fecit","severity":"caution","text":"Hilarianus claims a scribal error corrupted the age of Methuselah in some manuscripts, a known textual variant in the Septuagint tradition where his age was given as 969 years, creating a postdiluvian survival problem.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Diluvium enim nemo evasit, nemo praeter arcam vivendo transcendit","severity":"info","text":"The argument that no one survived the flood except those in the ark reflects a standard patristic exegetical concern to reconcile the genealogies with the flood narrative, as seen in works by Julius Africanus and Jerome.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Matusalam vixit anno et sic genuit Lamech: et post hoc vixit annos 787","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus’s emendation of Methuselah’s age to 787 years after fathering Lamech is a unique solution to the chronological problem, not widely adopted in later Latin chronography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'vixit anno et sic genuit Lamech' is ambiguous: it may mean Methuselah lived one year before fathering Lamech, or that he fathered Lamech in his first year of life. The latter is taken here, consistent with the pattern of the preceding genealogy."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"V. Lamech anno genuit Noe; sexcentesimo namque· anno Noe, factum et consummatum est diluvium. A diluvii autem tempore usque ad e annum Abrahae, quo de terra sua ad peregrinationem profectus est, anni sunt 1012. Ita per ordinem: secundae generationes, a Sem filio Noe, ostenduntur. Sed quia anni Sem in consummatione diluvii completi sunt, scilicet anni ad rationem summae quam post diluvium designavimus, necessarii sunt: ipse enim Sem biennio post diluvium, fuit annorum 100, et sic genuit Arfexat; quos annos descriptores hujus rationis in numerum annorum non posuerunt, quomodo eos minime praeviderunt. Ergo post diluvium, Sem vixit annos et genuit Arfexat. Arfexat autem anno genuit Salam. Salam anno genuit Eber. Eber anno genuit Falech. Falech anno genuit Ragau. Ragau anno genuit Seruc. Seruc anno genuit Nahor. Nahor anno genuit Thara. Thara autem anno genuit Abram. Abram anno de terra sua profectus est (ut diximus) in Carram. A peregrinatione Abrahae usque ad profectionem filiorum Israel ex AEgypto ad eremum, anni sunt 430. Sic deinde a nobis certius declarantur.","english":"Lamech in his year begot Noah; for in the six hundredth year of Noah, the flood occurred and was completed. From the time of the flood up to the year of Abraham, when he set out from his land for his sojourn, there are 1012 years. Thus in order: the second generations, from Shem the son of Noah, are shown. But because the years of Shem were completed at the conclusion of the flood, that is, the years according to the reckoning of the sum which we designated after the flood, they are necessary: for Shem himself, two years after the flood, was 100 years old, and thus he begot Arpachshad; which years the writers of this reckoning did not place in the number of years, just as they did not foresee them. Therefore after the flood, Shem lived years and begot Arpachshad. Arpachshad in his year begot Shelah. Shelah in his year begot Eber. Eber in his year begot Peleg. Peleg in his year begot Reu. Reu in his year begot Serug. Serug in his year begot Nahor. Nahor in his year begot Terah. Terah in his year begot Abram. Abram in his year set out from his land (as we said) to Haran. From the sojourn of Abraham up to the departure of the children of Israel from Egypt to the wilderness, there are 430 years. Thus they are more certainly declared by us.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"V. Lamech anno genuit Noe; sexcentesimo namque· anno Noe, factum et consummatum est diluvium.","severity":"info","text":"This section marks the transition from the antediluvian genealogy to the postdiluvian chronology, with the flood as a pivotal event.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"peregrinationem","severity":"info","text":"The term 'peregrinationem' (sojourn) refers to Abraham's journey from his homeland to Haran, a key event in the chronological scheme.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"secundae generationes, a Sem filio Noe","severity":"info","text":"The 'second generations' from Shem reflect the biblical genealogical tradition in Genesis 11, which Hilarianus follows to link the flood to Abraham.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"quos annos descriptores hujus rationis in numerum annorum non posuerunt, quomodo eos minime praeviderunt","severity":"caution","text":"Hilarianus notes that earlier chronographers omitted Shem's age at Arpachshad's birth, implying a textual or computational error he corrects.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"A peregrinatione Abrahae usque ad profectionem filiorum Israel ex AEgypto ad eremum, anni sunt 430","severity":"info","text":"The 430-year interval from Abraham's sojourn to the Exodus aligns with the Septuagint-based chronology, a standard patristic reckoning.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Sic deinde a nobis certius declarantur","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus asserts his own chronology as more accurate than predecessors, reflecting a common apologetic claim in early Christian chronography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'anno genuit' is ambiguous: it may mean 'in his year begot' (i.e., at a specific age) or simply 'begot in the year' (of the father's life). The translation follows the former.","The exact age of Shem at Arpachshad's birth is unclear from the text; Hilarianus states it was two years after the flood, but the source of this figure is not given."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"VI. Abraham annos peregrinatus est et accepit promissionis filium Isaac: qui cum verbum Domini desiderasset audire, quando possit semen ejus haereditare terram Chanaan; parato sacrificio ad vesperam Dominus ei locutus est, concludens simul et designans quod adhuc semen ejus peregrinaturum esset in terra Chanaan et in servitute AEgyptiorum annis 400, sicut in libro Geneseos Scriptura divina ipsi Abrahae testatur: Sciens scies quomodo peregrinum erit semen tuum in terra non sua et in servitutem redigentur et dominabuntur eorum annis 400. Gentem autem cui servierint, ego judicabo (Gen. XV, 13, 14). Et ideo sapientissimus legislator Moyses, auctore Deo nostro, secutus ita ait: Habitatio autem filiorum Israel qua habitaverunt in terra AEgypti et in terra Chanaan, ipsi et patres eorum, annis 430(Exod., XII, 40). Hoc videlicet minus attendentes disputatores annorum; in AEgypto solum annos 350, et non ipsos 430, filios Israel fuisse, frustra memorati sunt. Nam ut plenius, sic melius annos per semen Abrahae, ab Isaac nato usque ad eos de AEgypto egressos (non in terra AEgypti solum, sed in terra Chanaan) esse completos; generationes eorum percurrendo monstramus. Isaac anno suo genuit Jacob. Jacob cum esset annorum introivit in AEgyptum cum filiis et nepotibus suis omnique progenie sua, inter quos nepotes fuit Caath filius Levi, qui est avus Moysis: ergo Amram in AEgypto natus est.","english":"Abraham sojourned for years and received Isaac, the son of the promise. When he had desired to hear the word of the Lord, as to when his seed might inherit the land of Canaan, with a sacrifice prepared at evening the Lord spoke to him, concluding and indicating at the same time that his seed would still sojourn in the land of Canaan and in the servitude of the Egyptians for 400 years, as the divine Scripture in the book of Genesis testifies to Abraham himself: \"You shall know that your seed will be a sojourner in a land not their own and will be reduced to servitude, and they will rule over them for 400 years. But the nation to which they served, I will judge\" (Gen. 15:13-14). And therefore the most wise lawgiver Moses, with our God as author, following this, says: \"The dwelling of the children of Israel, which they dwelt in the land of Egypt and in the land of Canaan, they and their fathers, was 430 years\" (Exod. 12:40). This the disputers of the years, paying less attention, have vainly recalled that the children of Israel were in Egypt only 350 years, and not the full 430. For to show more fully and thus better, we demonstrate by running through their generations that the years through the seed of Abraham, from the birth of Isaac up to their departure from Egypt, are completed (not in the land of Egypt alone, but in the land of Canaan). Isaac in his year begot Jacob. Jacob, when he was of age, entered Egypt with his sons and grandsons and all his progeny, among which grandsons was Kohath, son of Levi, who is the grandfather of Moses; therefore Amram was born in Egypt.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Gen. XV, 13, 14","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus cites Gen 15:13-14, but the Vulgate text differs; his version may reflect an Old Latin or conflated tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Exod., XII, 40","severity":"info","text":"The citation of Exod 12:40 (Vulgate numbering) gives the 430-year sojourn, a key datum for Hilarianus’ chronology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"disputatores annorum","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus polemicizes against unnamed chronographers who counted only 350 years in Egypt, a known alternative tradition (cf. Josephus, Ant. 2.15.2).","cites":[],"named_sources":["Josephus Antiquities"],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"per semen Abrahae","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus shifts from a global chronology to a genealogical argument, tracing years through Abraham’s seed to validate the 430-year total.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"Caath filius Levi","severity":"info","text":"Kohath (Caath) is listed as a grandson of Levi and grandfather of Moses, placing Amram’s birth in Egypt; this supports the longer sojourn.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"parato sacrificio ad vesperam","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ‘sacrifice prepared at evening’ is not in the Genesis narrative; Hilarianus may be harmonizing with later liturgical or midrashic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The precise source of Hilarianus’ variant Gen 15:13-14 is unclear; it may be an Old Latin reading or a paraphrase.","The phrase 'parato sacrificio ad vesperam' has no clear biblical parallel and may reflect a lost tradition or authorial embellishment."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"Amram genuit Moysen; anno suo idem Moyses exivit de AEgypto cum filiis Israel, ac per hoc in terra Chanaan ab Isaac nato usque ad Jacob ingressum in AEgyptum habitaverunt annis 140, et in AEgypto fecerunt annos 210. Satis est ad declarationem annorum istorum de quibus haesitaverunt quam plurimi qui de iis fuerant locuti.\n\nVII. Et ideo a fabrica mundi usque ad profectionem filiorum Israel de AEgyto, anni sunt III a 646. In eremo fuerant anno 40, deinde mortuo Moyse, Jesus filius Nave, per Jordanis alveum sicco pede ad terram promissionis transtulit populos; et eis favente divinitate, debellans asperas gentes, judicavit ut justus. Sub Judicibus autem fuerunt inibi captivitatis tempora, a Jesu Nave usque ad Samuelem prophetam qui unxit Saul regem, per annos 561. Sed ut et nostram summam integre fore collectam, et in Actibus Apostolorum apostolum Paulum recte posuisse, a legentibus cognoscatur, quod ita a Jesu Nave divisa patribus nostris terra Chanaan, dedit eis judices Dominus Deus per annos usque ad Samuelem prophetam. Apostolus enim Paulus aliter agens in Actibus Apostolorum et aliud persuadens: non et captivitatis, sed sola in quibus judices habuerunt et dominati sunt, tempora nominavit: Et dedit eis ia dices, ait (Act. XIII, 20). In captivitatem enim pro peccatis traditi, non suos Judices habuerunt, sed ab exteris premebantur.","english":"Amram begat Moses; in his own year, the same Moses departed from Egypt with the sons of Israel, and by this, from the birth of Isaac until Jacob’s entry into Egypt, they dwelt in the land of Canaan for 140 years, and in Egypt they spent 210 years. This suffices for the clarification of those years about which very many who had spoken concerning them were in doubt.\n\nVII. And therefore, from the foundation of the world until the departure of the sons of Israel from Egypt, there are 3,646 years. They were in the wilderness for 40 years; then, after the death of Moses, Jesus son of Nave, with dry foot through the bed of the Jordan, transferred the peoples to the land of promise; and with the divinity favoring them, subduing fierce nations, he judged as a just man. Under the Judges, however, there were times of captivity there, from Jesus Nave until the prophet Samuel, who anointed King Saul, through 561 years. But so that our total may be known to be fully collected, and that the apostle Paul in the Acts of the Apostles correctly set it forth, let it be recognized by readers that, as Jesus Nave divided the land of Canaan among our fathers, the Lord God gave them judges through the years until the prophet Samuel. For the apostle Paul, proceeding otherwise in the Acts of the Apostles and persuading something else, named not the times of captivity, but only those in which they had judges and held dominion: “And He gave them judges,” he says (Acts 13:20). For when handed over into captivity on account of their sins, they did not have their own judges, but were oppressed by outsiders.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"III a 646","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus gives 3,646 years from creation to the Exodus, a figure consistent with the Septuagint-based chronologies of early Christian chronographers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Act. XIII, 20","severity":"info","text":"The citation Acts 13:20 (Vulgate numbering) corresponds to Acts 13:20 in modern Bibles, where Paul recounts God giving judges to Israel for about 450 years.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Jesus filius Nave","severity":"info","text":"Jesus son of Nave is the Latin rendering of Joshua son of Nun, reflecting the Vetus Latina tradition before Jerome's Vulgate standardized 'Iosue'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"VII.","severity":"info","text":"The section number VII marks a new chronological summary, recapitulating the total from creation to the Exodus before continuing with the wilderness period and the judges.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"apostolum Paulum recte posuisse","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus defends Paul's figure of 450 years for the judges (Acts 13:20) by distinguishing it from the 561 years that include periods of foreign captivity, showing early exegetical harmonization.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin 'III a 646' is an abbreviated numeral; the intended reading is 3,646 years, but the spacing could be misconstrued as 3,046 or 3,646."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"Nam nec ipse apostolus Paulus contra fidem Scripturae libri Judicum venire posset, si quantitatem temporum percurrere voluisset. A Deo datos populo judices nominavit, fidem Domini Christi insinuare volens; nam usque ad David, verba ad populum fecit, ut ex ejus semine venisse Christum narraret: in quo credentes (si vellent) habituros dimissa peccatorum praedicavit.\n\nVIII. Haec denique tempora judicem sic ostenduntur, Jesus Nave cum senioribus judicavit annis 30. Post haec peccantes, traditi sunt Chusanrasathaim regi Mesopotamiae, annis octo: et excitavit illis Dominus ad auxilium Gothoniel: qui occiso Cufarsamoth, judicavit Israel annis 50. Post hunc, peccantes, servierunt Eglon regi Moab, annis 18. Aoth occidit Eglon, et judicavit Aoth annis 80. Isto mortuo, peccavit populos, et servierunt Jabin regi Chananaeorum annis 20. Contra quem Dominus suscitavit Deboram, quo occiso Jabi, judicavit ann. 40. Peccantes iterum, traditi sunt Madianitis ann. 7. Super hos surrexit Gedeon et judicavit populum an. 40. Post ipsum, filius ejus judicavit an. 3. Post hunc, Tola judicavit ad. 22. Mortuo Tola, electus est a populo Jabir, et ipse judicavit populum an. 22. Post ejus exitum, peccavit populus, et traditi sunt Ammanitis an. 18; et a pressura clamantes ad Dominum, excitavit illis Jepte, et judicavit an. 6. Et Sebon judicavit an. 7. Peccavit deinde populus, et traditi sunt allophylis an.","english":"For not even the Apostle Paul himself could come against the faith of the Scripture of the Book of Judges, if he had wished to run through the quantity of the times. He named the judges given by God to the people, wishing to insinuate the faith of the Lord Christ; for he made speeches to the people up to David, so that he might relate that Christ had come from his seed: in whom he preached that those believing (if they wished) would have their sins remitted.\n\nVIII. Finally, these times of the judges are shown thus: Joshua son of Nun judged with the elders for 30 years. After this, sinning, they were handed over to Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia for eight years; and the Lord stirred up for them Othniel as help: who, after killing Cushan-rishathaim, judged Israel for 50 years. After him, sinning, they served Eglon king of Moab for 18 years. Ehud killed Eglon, and Ehud judged for 80 years. When he died, the people sinned, and they served Jabin king of the Canaanites for 20 years. Against him the Lord stirred up Deborah, and when Jabin was killed, she judged for 40 years. Sinning again, they were handed over to the Midianites for 7 years. Over them arose Gideon and judged the people for 40 years. After him, his son judged for 3 years. After him, Tola judged for 22 years. When Tola died, Jair was chosen by the people, and he himself judged the people for 22 years. After his death, the people sinned, and they were handed over to the Ammonites for 18 years; and crying out to the Lord from the oppression, he stirred up Jephthah for them, and he judged for 6 years. And Ibzan judged for 7 years. Then the people sinned, and they were handed over to the Philistines for","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Jesus Nave","severity":"info","text":"Jesus Nave is the Latin form of Joshua son of Nun, reflecting the Vetus Latina rendering of the Hebrew name Yehoshua bin Nun.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Chusanrasathaim","severity":"info","text":"Chusanrasathaim corresponds to Cushan-rishathaim, king of Aram Naharaim, mentioned in Judges 3:8 as an oppressor of Israel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ann. 30 ... ann. 50 ... ann. 80","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus assigns 30 years to Joshua, 50 to Othniel, 80 to Ehud, 40 to Deborah, 40 to Gideon, 3 to Abimelech, 22 to Tola, 22 to Jair, 6 to Jephthah, and 7 to Ibzan, diverging from the Masoretic Text's totals.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"VIII. Haec denique tempora judicem sic ostenduntur","severity":"info","text":"This sentence introduces a systematic list of judges and their regnal years, following the pattern of the biblical Book of Judges but with Hilarianus' own chronological calculations.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"nec ipse apostolus Paulus contra fidem Scripturae libri Judicum venire posset","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus invokes Paul's authority to defend the historicity of the judges, likely referencing Acts 13:20-21 or Paul's speech in Pisidian Antioch, though the exact source is not cited.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"peccantes, traditi sunt ... peccavit populus","severity":"caution","text":"The repeated phrase 'peccantes, traditi sunt' (sinning, they were handed over) reflects a theological interpretation of Israel's subjection to foreign rulers as divine punishment, not a direct biblical quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Latin text breaks off mid-sentence at 'allophylis an.'; the intended completion is likely 'ann. 40' or similar, based on the pattern of the list."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"40. Iterum conversi ad Dominum, excitavit illis Samson, qui victis allophylis judicavit ann. 20. Mortuo eo judicavit Semergar ann. 1. Post hunc fuit papulus in pace, et non eis erat rector; sed unusquisque quod ei placebat, faciebat, et ipsi sibi fucrunt judices per ann. 30.\n\nIX. Transactis igitur annis istis, judicavit Heli sacerdos, an. 20. Huic successit Samuel etiam ipse Dei sacerdos; et judicavit an. 40. usquequo unxit Saul regem. Fiunt ergo omnes anni, ut diximus, 561. Nam qui putant de his annis aliud Apostolum narravisse; diligentius advertant, non advertisse eos qui annorum historiam descripsere, quia sequestrata sola Judicum tempora (ut fecit Apostolus) sine annis captivitatis sunt anni 111. Sunt ergo anni omnes a fabrica mundi usque ad Samuelem qui unxit Saul regem 4300. Successerunt deinde tempora Regum. Habuerunt etiam Reges per ann. a Saul usque ad Sedechiam; cui Nabuchodonosor oculos auferens, eum in pistrino necavit. Sic deinde comprobantur anni Regum. Saul regnavit annis 40, David regnavit annis et mensibus 3, Salomon ann. 40, Roboam ann.17, Abia ann. 3, Asa ann. 41, Josaphat ann. 25, Joram ann. 8, Ochosias ann. 1, Godolias ann. 6, Joas ann. 40, Amasias ann. 29, Ozias ann. 52, Joatham, ann. 17, Achaz ann. 15, Ezechias ann. 29, Manasses ann. 55, Amos ann. 2, Josias ann. 31, Joachaz menses 3, Joachim ann. 11. Joachim menses et dies 20, Sedechias ann. 11.","english":"40. Again, when they turned to the Lord, he raised up Samson for them, who, having defeated the Philistines, judged for 20 years. After his death, Semergar judged for 1 year. After him, the people were at peace, and they had no ruler; but each one did what pleased him, and they themselves were judges for themselves for 30 years.\n\nIX. Therefore, after these years had passed, the priest Eli judged for 20 years. Samuel, himself also a priest of God, succeeded him; and he judged for 40 years, until he anointed Saul as king. Thus all the years amount, as we have said, to 561. For those who think that the Apostle narrated something else concerning these years, let them attend more carefully: they have not observed that those who described the history of the years, because the times of the Judges alone (as the Apostle did) are separated, without the years of captivity, are 111 years. Therefore, all the years from the foundation of the world up to Samuel, who anointed Saul as king, are 4300. Then the times of the Kings followed. They also had Kings for years from Saul up to Zedekiah, to whom Nebuchadnezzar, removing his eyes, killed him in the mill. Thus the years of the Kings are then confirmed. Saul reigned for 40 years, David reigned for 40 years and 3 months, Solomon for 40 years, Rehoboam for 17 years, Abijah for 3 years, Asa for 41 years, Jehoshaphat for 25 years, Joram for 8 years, Ahaziah for 1 year, Athaliah for 6 years, Joash for 40 years, Amaziah for 29 years, Uzziah for 52 years, Jotham for 17 years, Ahaz for 15 years, Hezekiah for 29 years, Manasseh for 55 years, Amon for 2 years, Josiah for 31 years, Jehoahaz for 3 months, Jehoiakim for 11 years, Jehoiachin for 3 months and 20 days, Zedekiah for 11 years.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Semergar","severity":"info","text":"The name 'Semergar' is a Latin rendering of the Hebrew judge Shamgar (Judg 3:31). Hilarianus includes him as a distinct judge, though the biblical text gives him only a brief notice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Samson","severity":"info","text":"Samson's 20-year judgeship (Judg 15:20) and the subsequent 30-year anarchy (Judg 17:6) follow the biblical narrative, though the latter period is not explicitly numbered in Scripture.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Heli sacerdos","severity":"info","text":"Eli the priest is a figure from 1 Samuel 1–4, where he serves as judge for 40 years (1 Sam 4:18). Hilarianus assigns him 20 years, a discrepancy reflecting variant chronographic traditions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Fiunt ergo omnes anni, ut diximus, 561","severity":"info","text":"This verse marks a summary of the judges' period (561 years) before transitioning to the monarchy. The number 561 is Hilarianus's own calculation, not directly from Scripture.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"a fabrica mundi usque ad Samuelem ... 4300","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus dates the foundation of the world to 4300 years before Samuel anoints Saul. This aligns with the Septuagint-based chronologies common in early Latin chronography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Apostolum","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus defends his chronology against those who think the Apostle Paul gave different figures. This reflects early Christian debates over biblical chronology, notably in Paul's speech in Acts 13:20–21.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The name 'Semergar' is a Latin corruption of Shamgar; the exact source of Hilarianus's variant spelling is unclear.","The 30-year period of anarchy is not explicitly in the biblical text; Hilarianus may be inferring from Judg 17:6 or following a lost chronographic source.","The 20-year judgeship of Eli differs from the 40 years in 1 Sam 4:18; the reason for this discrepancy is not explained."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"Sunt ergo ut diximus ann. Regum 514.\n\nX. A fabrica scilicet mundi, usque ad Sedechiam, quando Hierusalem eversa est, et populus in Babylonem transmigratus est, anni Sunt 4814. Post undecimum ergo annum Sedechiae; Hierusalem eversa a rege Nabuchodonosor; Judaicus populus in captivitatem Babyloniae transmigratus est. Quae captivitas annos tenuit: qui anni,·quomodo consummati sunt, luce clarius demonstrantur, eum hinc ad hebdomadas Danielis venerimus; ut hae hebdomades, a quo tempore et ubi completae sint, diligentissime comprobantur. Daniel enim III decima visione sua, cum totus attenta mente pendula sollicitudine, in oratione ad Deum fuisset intentus; scire volens si status Hierusalem et populus ejus, post captivitatem Babyloniae, ab hostibus nihil mali amplius pateretur; apparuit ei angelus Dei dicens: Daniel modo prodivi ad ostendendum tibi sensum; exivit enim Domini praeceptum, et veni ut demonstrem tibi: Vir enim concupiscens es tu. Recogita igitur in praeceptum, et intellige visionem; Septuaginta hebdomadae incisae sunt in populum tuum, et in civitatem Hierusalem (Dan. XI, 22–24).","english":"Therefore, as we have said, there are 514 years of the kings.\n\nX. From the foundation of the world, that is, up to Zedekiah, when Jerusalem was overthrown and the people were deported to Babylon, there are 4814 years. After the eleventh year of Zedekiah, therefore, Jerusalem was overthrown by King Nebuchadnezzar; the Jewish people were deported into Babylonian captivity. This captivity lasted for a number of years; how these years were completed is demonstrated more clearly than light, when from here we come to the weeks of Daniel; so that these weeks, from what time and where they were completed, are most diligently confirmed. For Daniel, in his thirteenth vision, when he had been intent with all his attentive and anxious mind in prayer to God, wishing to know whether the state of Jerusalem and its people, after the Babylonian captivity, would suffer no further evil from enemies, the angel of God appeared to him, saying: \"Daniel, I have now come forth to show you the meaning; for the Lord's command has gone out, and I have come to demonstrate to you: for you are a man of desire. Therefore, reflect on the command, and understand the vision; seventy weeks are cut into your people and into the city of Jerusalem\" (Daniel 11:22–24).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"anni Sunt 4814","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus dates the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian captivity to 4814 years from the foundation of the world, a figure that aligns with his earlier regnal sums.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Daniel XI, 22–24","severity":"info","text":"The angel’s speech to Daniel, including the phrase 'seventy weeks are cut into your people and into the city of Jerusalem,' is a paraphrase of Daniel 9:24–25, not 11:22–24 as cited.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"XIII decima visione sua","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus refers to Daniel’s 'thirteenth vision,' a non-canonical enumeration; the Book of Daniel contains 12 chapters, and the angelic appearance occurs in chapter 9.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"hebdomadas Danielis","severity":"info","text":"The 'weeks of Daniel' (seventy weeks) became a key chronological tool in early Christian eschatology, used by Hippolytus and later by Jerome to calculate the end times.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Vir enim concupiscens es tu","severity":"caution","text":"The angel’s address 'you are a man of desire' is not found in the Vulgate or Greek Daniel; it may be a free adaptation or a corruption in the manuscript tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'XIII decima visione' is ambiguous: it may mean the thirteenth vision within Daniel’s book, but the canonical text does not number visions; Hilarianus likely follows a non-standard tradition.","The citation 'Daniel XI, 22–24' is erroneous; the passage corresponds to Daniel 9:24–25, suggesting a scribal or transmission error in the source edition."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"XI. Designat igitur angelus Danieli, et summam in septuaginta hebdomadibus, et rursum suo ordine partitur eas, quando et quomodo compleantur. Ac de eodem angelus sic prosequitur dicens: Ad oblitteranda quoe acceperant, et consummanda peccata, e et exorandas injustitias, et abolenda delicta, et aequitatem sempiternam excogitandam, et ut concludatur visio et prophetia, et ut ungatur Sanctus Sanctorum: et in quiesce et intellige de proventu Sanctorum, sive praeceptum respondendum et aedificandam urbem Hierusalem, usque ad Christum ducem, hebdomadas septem (Dan. 24, 25): quae hebdomadae sunt anni: qui anni, ad corpus annorum captivitatis Hierusalem pertinent. Anno enim primo Darii regis, qui regnavit ad regnum Chaldaeorum, qui etiam Balthazar regem occidit; Daniel vidit visionem: et fuit annus captivitatis Hierusalem; enim annis vixit Nabuchodonosor, posteaquam praedatus est Sedechiam et Hierusalem; et filius ejus Balthazar regnavit annis 3, in quo anno tertio occisus est, et suscepit regnum Darius. Cujus anno primo, Danieli ab angelo dicitur de hebdomadis septuaginta: quas cum partiretur, septem hebdomadae, primo, ab eodem angelo nominatae sunt: quae (ut dictum est) sunt anni quadraginta novem, qui junguntur ad captivitatis, quando Daniel vidit visionem; et efficiuntur anni septuaginta, qui completi sunt in Babylonia, ut impleretur visio et prophetia Hieremiae.","english":"XI. Therefore, the angel indicates to Daniel both the sum in seventy weeks, and again divides them in their order, when and how they are to be completed. And concerning the same, the angel proceeds thus, saying: \"To blot out what they had received, and to consummate sins, and to supplicate injustices, and to abolish offenses, and to devise eternal equity, and that the vision and prophecy be concluded, and that the Holy of Holies be anointed: and rest and understand concerning the outcome of the Saints, or the command to be answered and the city of Jerusalem to be built, up to the leader Christ, seven weeks\" (Dan. 24, 25): which weeks are years: which years pertain to the body of years of the captivity of Jerusalem. For in the first year of King Darius, who reigned over the kingdom of the Chaldeans, and who also killed King Balthazar, Daniel saw the vision: and it was the year of the captivity of Jerusalem; for Nebuchadnezzar lived for years after he plundered Zedekiah and Jerusalem, and his son Balthazar reigned for 3 years, in which third year he was killed, and Darius took up the kingdom. In whose first year, the seventy weeks are spoken to Daniel by the angel: which when they were divided, seven weeks, first, were named by the same angel: which (as has been said) are forty-nine years, which are joined to the captivity, when Daniel saw the vision; and they become seventy years, which were completed in Babylon, so that the vision and prophecy of Jeremiah might be fulfilled.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Dan. 24, 25","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus cites Daniel 9:24-25, but the verse numbers reflect an Old Latin or Vetus Latina tradition, not the modern versification. The quoted text is a paraphrase, not a direct translation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"hebdomadas septem","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus interprets the 'seven weeks' (hebdomadas septem) as 49 years, consistent with the standard apocalyptic interpretation of Daniel's seventy weeks as 490 years, where each 'week' equals seven years.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"anno primo Darii regis","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus places Daniel's vision in the first year of Darius the Mede, whom he identifies as the king who killed Belshazzar and succeeded him. This follows the biblical account (Daniel 5:31) but conflates Darius with Cyrus, a common patristic confusion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"captivitatis Hierusalem","severity":"info","text":"The 'captivity of Jerusalem' refers to the Babylonian Exile, which Hilarianus dates from the fall of Jerusalem in 587 BCE to the end of the seventy years, aligning with Jeremiah's prophecy of seventy years of desolation (Jeremiah 25:11-12).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"XI.","severity":"info","text":"This section (XI) continues the narrative of the seventy weeks of Daniel, building on the previous passage's chronology of the kings and the captivity. Hilarianus uses the angel's speech to link the weeks to the captivity's duration.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Ad oblitteranda ... usque ad Christum ducem","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin text of the angel's speech is corrupt or paraphrased; it does not match any known version of Daniel 9:24-25. The phrase 'ungatur Sanctus Sanctorum' (anoint the Holy of Holies) is not biblical and may reflect Hilarianus's interpretive addition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Darius' is ambiguous: Hilarianus likely conflates Darius the Mede with Cyrus the Great, a common patristic error.","The angel's speech is a loose paraphrase; the exact biblical source is unclear, and the text may be corrupt in transmission."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"Post quos annos Cyrus rex Persarum jubet populos ire ad Hierusalem primo anno regni sui; ut aedificari posset Hierusalem, et ungeretur Sanctum Sanctorum, quod fuit in Templo Dei sacratissimum.\n\nXII. Revertuntur igitur populi de Babylonia, habentes secum ducem Zorobabel, de quo mentio facta est ab angelo ad Danielem; usque ad christum ducem, hebdomadae septem. Omnis enim rex populi Dei, in divina lege, christus appellatus est. Nam et Zacharias propheta, Regem futurum eum, ad populum sic loquitur dicens: Manus Zorobabel fundaverunt domum istam, et manus ejus consummabunt eam, et cognosces quod Dominus omnipotens misit me ad te; quia quis sprevit te in diebus pusillis? et gaudebunt in te, et videbunt in manu Zorobabel lapidem stanneum (Zach. IV, 9, 10): quod hodie imperatores, in manu dextera, veluti populum ferre videntur. Repetit angelus, et ait Danieli a hebdomadas Dominum, hoc est, in quibus restituto templo et civitate Hierusalem, in oblationibus suis Domino servierunt. Quae hebdomadae sunt anni 434, qui anni completi sunt temporibus Machabaeorum anno regni Graecorum. Isto namque tempore, Antiochus Graecis superba mente regnabat.","english":"After these years, Cyrus, king of the Persians, orders the peoples to go to Jerusalem in the first year of his reign, so that Jerusalem might be rebuilt and the Holy of Holies, which was the most sacred part in the Temple of God, might be anointed.\n\nXII. Therefore, the peoples return from Babylon, having with them the leader Zorobabel, of whom mention is made by the angel to Daniel; up to the anointed leader, seven weeks. For every king of the people of God is called anointed in the divine law. For the prophet Zechariah also speaks of him as the future king to the people, saying: \"The hands of Zorobabel have founded this house, and his hands will complete it, and you will know that the Lord Almighty sent me to you; for who despised you in your small days? And they will rejoice in you, and they will see in the hand of Zorobabel a tin stone\" (Zech. 4:9-10): which today emperors seem to carry in their right hand, as if bearing the people. The angel repeats and says to Daniel from the weeks of the Lord, that is, in which, with the temple and the city of Jerusalem restored, they served the Lord in their offerings. These weeks are 434 years, which years were completed in the time of the Maccabees in the year of the reign of the Greeks. For at that time, Antiochus was ruling the Greeks with a proud mind.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Zach. IV, 9, 10","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus cites Zechariah 4:9–10, but the Vulgate text differs; his version may reflect a variant or paraphrase. The 'tin stone' (lapidem stanneum) is obscure, possibly a corruption of 'staff' or 'sceptre'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"christus","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus uses christus (anointed) for any king of Israel, not exclusively Jesus. This reflects a pre-Christian or typological usage, equating royal and messianic anointing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"Zorobabel","severity":"info","text":"Zerubbabel (Zorobabel) was a post-exilic governor of Judah who led the return from Babylon and oversaw the rebuilding of the Temple. Hilarianus follows the biblical tradition (Ezra 2–3; Haggai) and later Jewish apocalyptic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"hebdomadae septem ... anni 434","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus equates seven weeks (49 years) with 434 years, a discrepancy. This may arise from interpreting 'weeks of years' as 62 weeks (434 years) plus 7 weeks, or from a textual corruption in his source.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"quod hodie imperatores ... ferre videntur","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus compares Zorobabel's 'tin stone' to the imperial orb, a contemporary symbol of authority. This anachronism reflects late Roman iconography and shows his effort to make prophecy relevant.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"lapidem stanneum","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'tin stone' is unique and likely corrupt. The Vulgate of Zechariah 4:10 has 'lignum vitis' (vine-wood) or similar; Hilarianus may have misread a Greek or Hebrew term, or the text is garbled in transmission.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The number of years in the seven weeks (49 vs. 434) is inconsistent; Hilarianus may conflate two different calculations.","The identity of 'the anointed leader' (christum ducem) is ambiguous—whether Zorobabel or a future figure.","The source of the Zechariah citation is uncertain; it does not match the Vulgate exactly."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"XIII. Et quamvis ordo iste annorum divinae legis, a constitutione mundi sufficiat sibi; tamen ut lectoris animo satisfacere videamur, etiam per reges Persarum currentes, de historiis publicarum litterarum ostendimus a Cyro hebdomadas isto tempore Machabaeorum fuisse impletas. Cyrus namque Persis regnavit annis 30, Artaxerxes regnavit annis 9, Argus regnavit mensibus 9, Darius regnavit annis 36, Artaxerxes secundus regnavit annis 19, mensibus 2, Socidanus mensibus 7. Xerxes filius major regnavit annis 20, Artaxerxes regnavit 72, Artabus regnavit mensibus 7, Darius Nothus regnavit ann. 29, Olus regnavit ann. 22, Arser regnavit ann. 17, Darius regnavit ann. 6. Hunc interfecit Alexander Magnus Macedo; a cujus tempore historia Machabaeorum, monis ad respondendum. Graecorum annos divina narratione percurrit. Fit igitur omnis summa annorum regum Persarum 263, et ab Alexandro Macedone usque ad Antiochi tempora, id est, usque ad annum regni Graecorum, completae sunt (ut diximus) hebdomadae 62, hoc est, ann. 434.","english":"XIII. And although this order of years of the divine law, from the foundation of the world, suffices in itself; nevertheless, so that we may seem to satisfy the mind of the reader, we also show, running through the kings of the Persians, from the histories of public letters, that the weeks were fulfilled by Cyrus at the time of the Maccabees. For Cyrus reigned over the Persians for 30 years, Artaxerxes reigned for 9 years, Argus reigned for 9 months, Darius reigned for 36 years, Artaxerxes the second reigned for 19 years and 2 months, Socidanus for 7 months. Xerxes the elder son reigned for 20 years, Artaxerxes reigned for 72, Artabus reigned for 7 months, Darius Nothus reigned for 29 years, Olus reigned for 22 years, Arser reigned for 17 years, Darius reigned for 6 years. Alexander the Great of Macedon killed him; from whose time the history of the Maccabees, with a response to the warning, runs through the Greek years in divine narrative. Therefore, the entire sum of the years of the kings of the Persians is 263, and from Alexander of Macedon up to the times of Antiochus, that is, up to the year of the Greek kingdom, 62 weeks were completed (as we have said), that is, 434 years.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"XIII","severity":"info","text":"This section continues the chronological argument from the previous passage, now listing Persian kings to support the claim that the 62 weeks (434 years) were fulfilled by the Maccabean period.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"hebdomadas","severity":"info","text":"Here 'hebdomadas' (weeks) refers to the 70 weeks of years in Daniel 9:24-27, a standard apocalyptic chronology; Hilarianus interprets 62 of those weeks as spanning from Cyrus to Antiochus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"historia Machabaeorum","severity":"info","text":"The Maccabean history is likely the first two books of Maccabees, which recount the Jewish revolt against Antiochus IV Epiphanes; Hilarianus uses them as a chronological anchor.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"annis 30 ... annis 6","severity":"info","text":"The list of Persian kings and their reign lengths is inconsistent with standard sources (e.g., Herodotus, Ptolemy's Canon); Hilarianus likely draws from a late antique chronicle or epitome.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"monis ad respondendum","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'monis ad respondendum' is obscure; the English draft renders it as 'with a response to the warning,' but the Latin may be corrupt or elliptical, possibly meaning 'with a warning to respond.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Alexander Magnus Macedo","severity":"info","text":"Alexander the Great's death (323 BCE) is used as a chronological pivot; this reflects a common patristic scheme linking Daniel's weeks to Hellenistic history, as in Jerome's commentary on Daniel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The list of Persian kings includes names and reign lengths that do not match known historical records (e.g., 'Argus' for Artaxerxes I?); the source of Hilarianus's regnal data is uncertain.","The phrase 'monis ad respondendum' is unclear; it may be a textual corruption or a technical term from a lost source."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"XIV. Post hebdomadas (ait angelus) disperdetur unctio et Sancta. Ergo post et hebdomadas una hebdomada superest, quam faciunt anni ad conclusionem summae hebdomadarum. In hac scilicet hebdomada, gentium malitia excrevit, sicut jam ab angelo fuerat dictum; ut etiam in dimidio hebdomadis ejusdem, ab Antiocho rege Graecorum aufertur sacrificium de loco sancto: et Sanctum ipsum pollutum est feminino aspernamento, et Abominatio desolationis facta est super altare, et statua Jovis quem Olympium vocant, illic collocata. Iste etiam Antiochus mente perversa Antichristi imaginem portans, unam plebem unumque sacrilegum populum sub regno suo efficere conabatur. Nam et apostaticis hominibus aedificare in Hierusalem gymnasium, id est, studium, concessit: et ubi non nisi ad exorandum se sanctaque sacrificia sibi offerenda Deus omnipotens templum sibi collocare praecepit; ille ex spectaculis idolorum polluere concupivit.","english":"XIV. After the weeks (says the angel), the anointing and the Holy Place will be destroyed. Therefore, after the weeks, one week remains, which makes the years for the conclusion of the sum of the weeks. In this week, namely, the wickedness of the nations increased, as had already been said by the angel; so that even in the middle of that same week, the sacrifice was removed from the holy place by Antiochus, king of the Greeks; and the Holy Place itself was polluted by a feminine contempt, and the Abomination of Desolation was placed upon the altar, and a statue of Jupiter, whom they call Olympius, was set up there. This same Antiochus, bearing the image of the Antichrist with a perverse mind, attempted to make one people and one sacrilegious nation under his rule. For he also granted to apostate men to build a gymnasium, that is, a place of study, in Jerusalem; and where Almighty God commanded a temple to be placed for himself, to be entreated and for holy sacrifices to be offered to him, that man desired to defile with the spectacles of idols.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Abominatio desolationis","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Abominatio desolationis' is a Latin rendering of the Hebrew 'shiqqutz shomem' from Daniel 11:31, referring to the desecration of the Temple by Antiochus IV Epiphanes.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Post hebdomadas (ait angelus) disperdetur unctio et Sancta","severity":"info","text":"This echoes Daniel 9:26, where the angel Gabriel speaks of the cutting off of the anointed one and the sanctuary after a series of weeks.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Antiochus rege Graecorum","severity":"info","text":"Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215–164 BCE) was a Seleucid king whose persecution of Jews and desecration of the Second Temple in 167 BCE sparked the Maccabean revolt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"statua Jovis quem Olympium vocant","severity":"info","text":"The statue of Zeus Olympios placed in the Temple by Antiochus IV is a known act of Hellenistic religious imposition, recorded in 2 Maccabees 6:2.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"gymnasium, id est, studium","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus glosses 'gymnasium' as 'studium' (place of study), reflecting a late antique understanding of the gymnasium as a center of Greek education and culture.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"Antichristi imaginem portans","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus typologically links Antiochus IV to the Antichrist, a common patristic interpretation that sees the Seleucid king as a precursor to the eschatological adversary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'feminino aspernamento' is obscure; it may refer to a woman's contempt or a specific act of pollution, but the exact referent is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"XV. Cum igitur et hebdomadae completae fuissent, in prima ista hebdomada (ut superius dictum est) libros legis comburi, sacrificari simulacris, et immunda manducare, genti Judaeorum indixit; et fuit usque in quinta et vigesima die mensis ann. regni Graecorum: in quo anno, complentur hebdomadae omnes 70, quas decurrens designavit angelus Danieli, de turbatione civitatis Hierusalem et populi eversione; de qua re etiam ipse Daniel, ad Dominum concupiscens requirebat.\n\nXVI. Ex hinc usque in annum regni Graecorum; quo tempore Lucius Licinius Lucullus, qui fuit consul Romanorum, de societate et amicitiis ad Simonem fratrem Judae Machabaei litteras dedit; anni sunt 26. Ex istius namque consulatu annuos jam consules, requirentes; invenimus usque ad passionem Domini nostri Jesu Christi, usque ad annum decimum sextum imperii Tiberii Caesaris, annos esse completos: ac per hoc a fabrica mundi usque ad passionem Christi Salvatoris nostri, anni sunt 5530. Proinde ad conclusionem sex millium annorum debentur anni 470. Necesse est enim, ut quomodo filii Israel, a pollicitatione Domini Dei facta ad Abraham, post annos promissionis terram accepere; sic etiam nos Christiani, post totidem annos, primam resurrectionem habebimus. Populas enim Judaicus, in omnibus figuram nostram portat: In quo fines saeculorum concurrerant (I Cor. X, 15).","english":"XV. Therefore, when the weeks had been completed, in that first week (as was said above) he commanded the Jewish people to burn the books of the Law, to sacrifice to idols, and to eat unclean food; and this continued until the twenty-fifth day of the month of the year of the reign of the Greeks. In that year, all 70 weeks are completed, which the angel, running through them, designated to Daniel concerning the disturbance of the city of Jerusalem and the overthrow of the people; concerning which matter Daniel himself, longing, was inquiring of the Lord.\n\nXVI. From that point until the year of the reign of the Greeks, at which time Lucius Licinius Lucullus, who was a consul of the Romans, gave letters concerning alliance and friendships to Simon, brother of Judas Maccabaeus, there are 26 years. For from that consulship, inquiring into the annual consuls, we find that up to the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, up to the sixteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, the years are complete. And on this account, from the building of the world to the passion of our Savior Christ, there are 5530 years. Therefore, for the conclusion of six thousand years, 470 years are owed. For it is necessary that, just as the sons of Israel, after the promise made by the Lord God to Abraham, received the land after the years of the promise, so also we Christians, after the same number of years, will have the first resurrection. For the Jewish people, in all things, bear our figure: in whom the ends of the ages have converged (1 Cor. 10:15).","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ann. regni Graecorum","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus uses the Seleucid era (starting 312/311 BC) for dating, a common convention in early Christian chronography. The 25th day of the month likely refers to the month Xanthicus (April).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Lucius Licinius Lucullus","severity":"info","text":"Lucullus was Roman consul in 74 BC. His letter to Simon Maccabaeus (1 Maccabees 15:15-24) established a treaty; Hilarianus uses this as a chronological anchor, counting 26 years from the end of the 70 weeks to this event.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"I Cor. X, 15","severity":"info","text":"The citation is garbled: 1 Corinthians 10:15 does not exist. Hilarianus likely intends 1 Corinthians 10:11 or a similar passage about typology; the phrase 'in whom the ends of the ages have converged' is not a direct quote but a paraphrase of Pauline typology (cf. 1 Cor 10:11, Rom 11:25).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Populas enim Judaicus, in omnibus figuram nostram portat","severity":"info","text":"This sentence introduces a typological argument: the Jewish people prefigure Christians. Hilarianus parallels the 470 years from Abraham's promise to the land with 470 years from Christ's passion to the first resurrection, structuring his eschatology on a symmetrical pattern.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"prima resurrectionem","severity":"info","text":"The 'first resurrection' is a chiliastic concept (cf. Revelation 20:4-6) common in early Christian millenarianism. Hilarianus expects a literal 6000-year world age ending with a resurrection, reflecting a tradition from the Epistle of Barnabas and Irenaeus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Ex hinc usque in annum regni Graecorum","severity":"caution","text":"The Latin is elliptical: 'Ex hinc usque in annum regni Graecorum' lacks a specific year. The English draft supplies 'the year of the reign of the Greeks' but the antecedent is unclear; it likely refers to the 25th day of the month in the year of the 70 weeks' completion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The year of the reign of the Greeks for the Lucullus event is not specified; Hilarianus may assume a known Seleucid date.","The citation 'I Cor. X, 15' is corrupt; the intended verse is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"Ergo a passione Domini Christi (ex quo tempore fide in se credentibus, resurrectionem pollicitus est Dei Filius) anni compleantur necesse est 470, ut concludatur summa sex millium annorum. Septimo et millesimo anno incipiente, fide vera credentes liberabuntur e mundo; tunc enim erit resurrectio prima omnium Sanctorum.\n\nXVII. De vero et septuaginta annis a passione Domini, in consulatu Caesarii et Attici; die nono kalendas Aprilis, anni transierunt 369. Restant itaque anni ut consummentur anni 6000, qui anni non ante complentur, nisi prius prope ultimum reges decem exierint in mundum; et filiam Babyloniae quae nunc obtinet, de medio mundi tulerint. Ad quos subito exiet unus potens super eos, qui est in Apocalypsi Draco nominatus, et obtinebit reges decem; et ex cis aliquos perdet, alii sub ejus ditione remanebunt: Tunc revelabitur ille impius, filius perditionis, qui elatus est adversus omne quod dicitur Deus, aut quod colitur, ita ut in templo Dei sedens ostendat se tamquam ipse Deus (II Thess. II, 8, 4). Hic erit proprius Antichristus. Huic potentissimus ille Draco cui decem cesserunt reges, tradet vim et potestatem suam, et mirabuntur universi mortales.","english":"Therefore, from the passion of the Lord Christ (from which time the Son of God promised resurrection to those believing in him), 470 years must be completed, so that the sum of six thousand years is concluded. When the seventh and thousandth year begins, those believing with true faith will be freed from the world; for then will be the first resurrection of all the Saints.\n\nXVII. Concerning the true seventy years from the passion of the Lord, in the consulship of Caesarius and Atticus, on the ninth day before the Kalends of April, 369 years have passed. Therefore, years remain so that the 6000 years may be completed, which years are not completed unless, first, near the end, ten kings come forth into the world and remove the daughter of Babylon, which now holds sway, from the midst of the world. Against them one powerful one will suddenly come forth, who is named the Dragon in the Apocalypse, and he will overcome the ten kings; and some of them he will destroy, others will remain under his rule. Then that impious one, the son of perdition, who is puffed up against everything that is called God or that is worshipped, will be revealed, so that, sitting in the temple of God, he shows himself as if he were God himself (2 Thess. 2:8, 4). This will be the Antichrist himself. That most powerful Dragon, to whom the ten kings yielded, will hand over his force and power to him, and all mortals will marvel.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"Ergo a passione Domini Christi ... anni compleantur necesse est 470","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus calculates 470 years from the Passion to complete 6000 years from creation, a standard chiliastic scheme. The 6000-year total is a common early Christian chronological framework.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"II Thess. II, 8, 4","severity":"info","text":"The citation of 2 Thessalonians 2:8 and 2:4 conflates two verses: the 'son of perdition' (2:8) and the one 'puffed up against God' (2:4). This reflects early Latin exegesis of the Antichrist figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"consulatu Caesarii et Attici","severity":"info","text":"The consulship of Caesarius and Atticus dates to AD 397. Hilarianus uses this as a fixed point to calculate 369 years since the Passion, implying a Passion date of AD 28, consistent with some early Christian chronologies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"Draco","severity":"info","text":"Hilarianus identifies 'Draco' (Dragon) from the Apocalypse as a distinct figure who subdues ten kings and later yields power to the Antichrist. This is a specific exegetical tradition, not a direct biblical title.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"XVII. De vero et septuaginta annis","severity":"info","text":"Chapter 17 is titled 'Concerning the true seventy years from the passion of the Lord,' linking to the 70 weeks of Daniel (Daniel 9) reinterpreted as years. This shows Hilarianus adapting Danielic prophecy to his chiliastic timeline.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"filiam Babyloniae","severity":"info","text":"The 'daughter of Babylon' likely refers to the city of Rome or the Roman Empire, a common trope in early Christian apocalyptic (cf. Revelation 17-18). Hilarianus expects its removal by ten kings before the end.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'filiam Babyloniae quae nunc obtinet' could refer to Rome or to a specific political power; the text does not specify. The consular date AD 397 is given, but the exact calculation of the 470 years from the Passion is not fully explained."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"Et erunt Antichristi tempora (quae tempora, mortalia sint necesse est) qualia cum Antiochus sub regno suo unum populum in apostasia facere conabatur; cui (quia tempus non fuit) non talia evenerunt, qualia tentabit efficere Antichristus. Dum venerit, ad perditionem infidelium veniet: cujus tempus, grave ac nefandum erit; quem solus Dominus Christus inter ficiet spiritu oris sui, et evacuabit praesentia adventus sui (Ibid., 4).\n\nXVIII. Superato igitur et interfecto Antichristo, summa completa annorum sex millium fiet resurrectio omnium sanctorum adhuc superstite mundo; decurrentibus etiam annis mille, in quibus draco ille antiquus (Apoc. XX, 3), diabolus et satanas, ligatus in abysso, sequestratus erit ne seducat quemquam, donec consummentur anni tres; qui anni tres his annumerabuntur qui sub signo Antichristi remanebunt, et hi omnes nubent et nubentur, et morientur: super hos, et plagae illae descriptae in Apocalypsi advenient, et partibus subinde caeditur hic mundus. Nam Sanctis Dei, in resurrectione unus erit dies; et tantum erit prolongatus in lucem dies iste Sanctorum, quantum impiis illius in mundo cum poena viventibus, mille numerabuntur anni. Iste est dies septimus, et sabbatus aeternus et verus, cujus imaginem et figuram tenet sabbatus iste temporalis in Moysi lege conscriptus.","english":"And the times of Antichrist (which times must necessarily be times of mortality) will be such as those when Antiochus, under his reign, attempted to drive one people into apostasy; to whom (because the time was not yet) such things did not happen as Antichrist will attempt to bring about. When he comes, he will come for the destruction of the unbelievers: his time will be grievous and nefarious; he will be slain by the Lord Christ alone with the breath of his mouth, and he will be laid waste by the presence of his coming (Ibid., 4).\n\nXVIII. Therefore, when Antichrist has been overcome and slain, the sum of six thousand years having been completed, the resurrection of all the saints will take place while the world still stands; with a thousand years also running, during which that ancient dragon (Rev. 20:3), the devil and Satan, bound in the abyss, will be kept apart so that he may seduce no one, until three years are completed; which three years will be counted among those who remain under the sign of Antichrist, and all these will marry and be given in marriage, and will die: upon these, those plagues described in the Apocalypse will also come, and this world will be cut down piece by piece. For the Saints of God, in the resurrection there will be one day; and that day of the Saints will be prolonged into light as much as, for the impious of that time living in the world with punishment, a thousand years will be counted. This is the seventh day, and the eternal and true Sabbath, whose image and figure the temporal Sabbath written in the law of Moses holds.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"spiritu oris sui","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'spiritu oris sui' (breath of his mouth) echoes 2 Thessalonians 2:8, where Christ slays the Antichrist by his spirit and presence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"draco ille antiquus (Apoc. XX, 3)","severity":"info","text":"The reference to the ancient dragon bound in the abyss for a thousand years is from Revelation 20:3, where Satan is bound after the millennium.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Antiochus","severity":"info","text":"Antiochus IV Epiphanes (c. 215–164 BCE) persecuted Jews and attempted to force apostasy, a typological precursor to Antichrist in early Christian eschatology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"XVIII","severity":"info","text":"Section XVIII presents the post-Antichrist millennium: a thousand-year Sabbath reign of saints, followed by a final three-year period of judgment for the impious.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"sabbatus aeternus et verus","severity":"info","text":"The 'eternal and true Sabbath' is the seventh day of creation, a typological fulfillment of the Mosaic Sabbath, representing the eschatological rest of the saints.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"nubent et nubentur","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'will marry and be given in marriage' reflects a literal reading of earthly marriage persisting in the millennium, a view later contested by Augustine in City of God 20.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'decurrentibus etiam annis mille' could mean the thousand years run concurrently with the six thousand or sequentially; Hilarianus likely means sequentially after the six thousand years.","The 'three years' counted among those under Antichrist's sign are ambiguous: they may be the final three years of the millennium or a separate period after it."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"Sicut enim populo Judaico dictum: Sex dies operare opera mundi; septimo autem die qui appellatus est sabbatum, requiesce ab operibus tuis (Exod. 23, 12): si sanctis omnibus qui sunt ab initio mundi, et nunc in Christo vera fide credentibus; transactis scilicet sex diebus (id est sex millium annorum) in quibus eis labor et cruciatus fuit; venit dies septimus et sabbatus verus.\n\nXIX. Quapropter omnem animam praemonuit Dominus Christus in Evangelio ad credendum in se ante esse currendum, non eo tempore quo et poena aeterna impiis, et merces bona sanctis reddatur necesse est pro meritis singulorum: Rogate, inquit, ne fiat fuga vestra hieme aut sabbato (Matth. XXIV, 20). Post septimum et millesimum annum solvetur Satanas de carcere suo, et exiet seducere gentes Gog et Magog; et congregans eas ad castra Sanctorum quasi pugnaturas: et descendet ignis de coelo, ct consummabuntur omnes homines: et tunc erit secunda resurrectio omni carni; et judicabuntur omnes judicio Dei justo pro eo quod non crediderunt, sed sibi placuerunt in justitiis. Et post hoc, auferetur coelum hoc et terra ista; et civitas illa quae in Apocalypsi descripta est, parata de coelo descendet cum divitiis Dei, in qua justi habitabunt: et erit coelum novum et terra nova, et utraque in perpetuitate manebunt: impii in ambustione aeterna; justi autem cum Deo in vita aeterna. Amen.","english":"Just as it was said to the Jewish people: Work six days at the works of the world; but on the seventh day, which is called the Sabbath, rest from your works (Exod. 23:12): so it is for all the saints who have been from the beginning of the world, and now for those believing in Christ with true faith; when the six days have passed (that is, six thousand years) in which there was labor and torment for them, the seventh day and the true Sabbath comes.\n\nXIX. For this reason the Lord Christ forewarned every soul in the Gospel to hasten to believe in Him beforehand, not at that time when eternal punishment for the impious and a good reward for the saints must be rendered according to the merits of each: \"Pray,\" He says, \"that your flight not be in winter or on the Sabbath\" (Matt. 24:20). After the seventh and thousandth year, Satan will be loosed from his prison, and will go out to lead astray the nations of Gog and Magog; and gathering them to the camps of the Saints as if to fight: and fire will descend from heaven, and all men will be consumed: and then there will be the second resurrection for all flesh; and all will be judged by the just judgment of God for not having believed, but having pleased themselves in their own righteousnesses. And after this, this heaven and this earth will be taken away; and that city which is described in the Apocalypse, prepared, will descend from heaven with the riches of God, in which the just will dwell: and there will be a new heaven and a new earth, and both will remain in perpetuity: the impious in eternal burning; but the just with God in eternal life. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Exod. 23, 12","severity":"info","text":"The citation conflates Exodus 23:12 (work six days, rest the seventh) with the Decalogue's Sabbath command (Exod 20:8-11). Hilarianus adapts the verse to his six-thousand-year scheme.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"Matth. XXIV, 20","severity":"info","text":"The verse is not found in modern critical editions of Matthew 24:20; it may be a conflation of Matt 24:9-13 (flight, winter) and Sabbath motifs. Hilarianus likely cites a variant Latin text or a loose memory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"Gog et Magog","severity":"info","text":"Gog and Magog, from Ezekiel 38-39 and Revelation 20:8, are here identified as nations led by Satan after the seventh millennium. This reflects a Latin apocalyptic tradition linking the end-times with the release of Satan.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"XIX","severity":"info","text":"The passage is numbered XIX, marking a new section. The preceding section (XVIII) ended with Antichrist's times; XIX transitions to the final eschatological events: Satan's release, Gog and Magog, judgment, and new creation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"civitas illa quae in Apocalypsi descripta est","severity":"info","text":"The city from Revelation (likely Rev 21:10-27) is described as descending from heaven with God's riches. This literal interpretation of the New Jerusalem as a physical descent was common in early Latin chiliasm, e.g., in Irenaeus and Tertullian.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"Post septimum et millesimum annum","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'after the seventh and thousandth year' is ambiguous: it may mean after the 7,000th year (i.e., the end of the seventh millennium) or after the 7,000th year plus an additional thousand. The context of six thousand years of labor suggests the former.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact timing of 'post septimum et millesimum annum' is unclear: either the 7,000th year or a separate thousand-year period after the seventh millennium.","The citation 'Matth. XXIV, 20' does not correspond to any known verse; the source or textual tradition is uncertain."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}