In this article, my objective is to provide an understanding of Isidore of Seville’s enormously influential definition of ius gentium in its own right. Recent studies have primarily focused on the legal aspects of Isidore’s conception of ius gentium. However, while Isidore as a man of learning was familiar with the legal categories he used, it is by no means certain that his understanding of legal concepts would match that of a contemporary jurist. Isidore was a theologian, and there are strong indications that he was more than a mere transmitter of classical knowledge. In this article, I show that he was an original thinker whose conception of ius gentium contained several innovative features that could not be fully grasped without a deep understanding of his theological ideas based on Augustine and Gregory the Great.

在这篇文章中，我的目标是让 Isidore 了解塞维利亚对ius gentium本身具有巨大影响力的定义。最近的研究主要集中在 Isidore 的ius gentium概念的法律方面。然而，尽管伊西多尔作为一个有学识的人熟悉他所使用的法律范畴，但他对法律概念的理解与当代法学家的理解并不确定。伊西多尔是一位神学家，有强烈的迹象表明他不仅仅是古典知识的传播者。在这篇文章中，我表明他是一位独创的思想家，他的ius gentium概念 如果不深入了解奥古斯丁和格雷戈里大帝的神学思想，就无法完全掌握这些创新特征。