Job (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture)
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (891 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830814760 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 281 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Peterson, James Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology, Regent College)"The Ancient Christian Commentary Project fills a long overdue need for scholars and students of the church fathers. John of Damascus? I am greatly anticipating the publication of this commentary." (Fr. Here the insights of scores of early church fathers will be assembled and made readily available for significant passages throughout the Bible and the Apocrypha. What a wonderful addition to any pastor's library!" (William H. S. John Chrysostom, St. "This volume continues the valuable exploration of patristic interpretation." (Mark Bilby, Religious Studies Review, September 2009)"A 'must' for all theological libraries." (International Review of Biblical Studies, Vol. By calling attention to the rich Christian heritage preceding the
He is the author of several books and Bible commentaries, including Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church: An Historical Introduction to Patristic Exegesis (T & T Clark).Marco Conti (Ph.D., University of Leeds) is professor of medieval and humanistic Latin literature at the Ateneo Salesiano and lecturer in classical mythology and relig
The Fathers of the Church on Job I recently received Volume VI of the Ancient Christian Commentary Series on JOB. The immense amount of ancient commentaries pulled from Greek, Latin and Syriac Fathers of the Church is impressive and welcomed. The commentaries breath new life in the Book of Job and perspectives I never even thought about. The Fathers saw typologies of Christ's life and suffering, as we. This book is in excellent condition and helps complete my entire set Patricia The Ancient Christian Commentary puts out the original writings of the early church fathers. It is one of the most valuable set of books for understanding Scripture as well as for understanding the foundations of the Christian faith. This book is in excellent condition and helps complete my entire set. Thank you.. MAKES TIME STAND STILL! The writes of this commentary puts the reader in touch with biblical thinkers that span the centuries from "then" til "now" which is such a rich texture of biblical and spiritual commonality for contemporary believers. I love this series of commentaries and now gratefully own 6 of the set!
In store for readers of this volume is once again a great feast of wisdom from the ancient resources of the church.. Among Greek texts are those from Origen, Didymus the Blind, Julian the Arian, John Chrysostom, Hesychius of Jerusalem and Olympiodorus. Among Syriac sources we find Ephrem the Syrian and Isho‘dad of Merv, some of whose work is made available here for the first time in English. The excerpts in this collection focus on systematic treatment. More intense interest came at the end of the fourth century and the beginning of the fifth. Not until Origen in the early third century is there much evidence of any systematic treatment of the book, and most of Origen's trea