L'Apologie de Jérôme contre Rufin

A companion to Prof. Lardet's earlier edition and translation of Jerome's "Contra Rufinum," this work analyzes all aspects (historical, theological, philological, rhetorical) of this treatise which is an important witness of the Origenist controversy of the late 4th-early 5th centuries A.D. Completant l'edition et la traduction deja publiees, ce commentaire suivi du "Contra Rufinum" de Jerome analyse tous les aspects (historique et theologique, philologique et rhetorique) de ce traite, document important sur la controverse origeniste au tournant des IVe-Ve siecles et chef d'oeuvre polemique d'un auteur dont il permet d'eclairer le corpus entier. English Summary This commentary on Jerome's "Contra Rufinum" follows on from Pierre Lardet's previously published text edition and translation. It analyses the historical, theological, philological and rhetorical aspects of the treatise, an important document on the Origenist controversy at the turning point of the 4th and 5th centuries and a masterpiece of polemics by the author which throws light on the entire corpus.