Why were the mystical works of Richard of St. Victor called "Benjamin"?
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Sharpe, A. (1912). Richard of St. Victor. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
his mystical theology […] is mainly contained in the two books on mystical contemplation, entitled respectively Benjamin Minor and Benjamin Major […] the titles Benjamin Major and Minor refer to Psalm 67[:28], "Benjamin[…]in mentis excessu" ["Benjamin…in ecstasy of mind"].
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