Benedictus Pererius
Jesuit theologian and exegete. Author of a commentary on Genesis, cited by Lapide on the date of Moses' writing and on the Hebrew sense of "eternal."
Works
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Argumentum
— Says Moses wrote Genesis while living as an exile in Midian
"says Pererius"
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Vol. III on Genesis, p. 430; cited on "eternal" in Scripture
"see more in Pererius, vol. III on Genesis, p. 430 and following"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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Introduction
— Cited for dividing Genesis into four parts and treating them in four volumes
"which Pererius divided and treated in as many volumes."
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Introduction
— Praised for excelling in variety of learning among recent writers on Genesis
"among whom Pererius excels in the variety of his learning."
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Introduction
— Listed among authors recommended for moral teachings
"Pererius, Hamerus, Caponius, and Johann Ferus"
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Verse 3: And God said: Let there be light
— Cited alongside Thomas for asserting the light was the sun still unformed
"Pererius and others assert the same."
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Verse 5: And He called the light Day
— Cited for the thirteen prerogatives of Sunday
"See the thirteen prerogatives of Sunday in Pererius"
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Verse 6: Let there be a firmament
— Cited alongside Rupert, Eugubinus for the view that the firmament is the middle region of air
"Rupert, Eugubinus, Pererius, Gregory of Valencia hold"
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Verse 9: Let the waters be gathered together
— Listed among those holding earth and water form one globe
"Molina, Pererius, Cajetan, St. Jerome, Chrysostom, and Damascene."
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Verse 16: And God Made Two Great Lights
— Cited alongside Clavius on the size of the moon
"Pererius, and Fr. Clavius in his Sphere"
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Verse 20: Let the Waters Bring Forth
— Cited for naming Fathers who hold birds were produced from water
"whom Pererius cites"
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Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature
— Cited for the view that carnivorous animals did not exist before sin
"Pererius holds the same"
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Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature
— Cited for the contrary opinion that hybrid animals were created on the sixth day
"although Pererius here holds the contrary opinion."
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Verse 24: Let the Earth Bring Forth the Living Creature
— Cited for the tropological application of the six days
"so from Eucherius, Origen, and Hugh, says Pererius."
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited on original justice
"On original justice, see Molina, Pererius, Aretinus, and others."
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Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good
— Cited for the reason why "very good" was said comprehensively
"So says Pererius."
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Verse 31: And God Saw All Things That He Had Made, and They Were Very Good
— Cited for the ninth reason of the beauty of the world
"So says Pererius."
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Heaven and Earth: Four Interpretations
— Cited alongside Gregory of Valencia for the third opinion on heaven and earth
"Pererius, Gregory of Valencia in his Treatise On the Work of Six Days"