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  • Matthew 14-28

    Volume 1B

    Series Book 1 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    The Gospel of Matthew stands out as a favorite biblical text among patristic commentators. The patristic commentary tradition on Matthew begins with Origen's pioneering twenty-five-volume commentary on the First Gospel in the mid-third century. Inthe Latin-speaking West, where commentaries did not appear until about a century later, the first commentary on Matthew was written by Hilary of Poitiers ... Read more

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  • Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians

    Volume 8

    Series Book 8 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians have struck an indelible impression on Christian tradition and piety. The doctrines of Christ, of salvation, and of the church all owe their profiles to these letters. And for patristic interpreters, who read Scripture as a single book and were charged with an insatiable curiosity regarding the mysteries of the Godhead, these letters ... Read more

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  • Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon

    Volume 9

    Series Book 9 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    Christianity Today Book of the YearFor the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus is declared "the image of the invisible God, ... Read more

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  • Genesis 1-11

    Volume 1

    Edited by Andrew Louth, Thomas C. Oden ...
    Series Book 1 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    The rich tapestry of the creation narrative in the early chapters of Genesis proved irresistible to the thoughtful, reflective minds of the church fathers. Within them they found the beginning threads from which to weave a theology of creation, Fall, and redemption. Following their mentor the apostle Paul, they explored the profound significance of Adam as a type of Christ, the second Adam. The ... Read more

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  • Matthew 1-13

    Volume 1A

    Series Book 1 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    The Gospel of Matthew stands out as a favorite biblical text among patristic commentators. The patristic commentary tradition on Matthew begins with Origen's pioneering twenty-five-volume commentary on the First Gospel in the mid-third century. Inthe Latin-speaking West, where commentaries did not appear until about a century later, the first commentary on Matthew was written by Hilary of Poitiers ... Read more

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  • Romans

    Volume 6

    Series Book 6 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    A Christianity Today 1999 Book of the YearSt. Paul's Letter to the Romans has long been considered the theological high-water mark of the New Testament. It was no less regarded by the ancient church, and patristic interpreters have left us an abundance of valuable comment on Romans.This Ancient Christian Commentary on Romans collects the best and most representative of patristic commentary and ... Read more

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  • Incomplete Commentary on Matthew (Opus imperfectum)

    Edited by Thomas C. Oden ...
    Series series Ancient Christian Texts
    In the translator's introduction to this volume, James Kellerman relates the following story:As Thomas Aquinas was approaching Paris, a fellow traveler pointed out the lovely buildings gracing that city. Aquinas was impressed, to be sure, but he sighed and stated that he would rather have the complete Incomplete Commentary on Matthew than to be mayor of Paris itself.Thomas's affection for the work ... Read more

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  • Job

    Volume 6

    Series Book 6 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    The book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling with the problem of evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide gamut of readers both religious and nonreligious.Surprisingly, the earliest church fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not until Origen in the early third century is there much evidence of any ... Read more

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  • Isaiah 40-66

    Volume 11

    Series Book 11 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    No book of the Old Testament is more frequently quoted in the New than Isaiah, and no portion of Isaiah is more frequently quoted in the New than the typologically fertile soil of Isaiah 40–66. Still, as interpreted by the fathers, Isaiah presents a message that is far more soteriological than christological, leading readers to a deeper understanding of God's judgment and salvation. Isaiah 40–66 ... Read more

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  • Hebrews

    Volume 10

    Series Book 10 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    Distinctive in form, content, and style, the epistle to the Hebrews offers a profound high Christology and makes an awe-inspiring contribution to our understanding of Jesus as our High Priest. The earliest extant commentary on theletter comes to us in thirty-four homilies from John Chrysostom. These homilies serve to anchor the excerpts chosen by the editors of this volume because of their unique ... Read more

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  • Jeremiah, Lamentations

    Volume 12

    Series Book 12 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria and Ephrem the ... Read more

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  • Revelation

    Volume 12

    Series Book 12 - Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
    The Revelation to John—with its vivid images and portraits of conflict leading up to the formation of a new heaven and a new earth—was widely read, even as it was variously interpreted in the early church. Approaches to its interpretation ranged from the millenarian approach of Victorinus of Petovium to the more symbolic interpretation of Tyconius, who read Revelation in the sense of the universal ... Read more

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