St. Cyril of Alexandria wrote extensive commentaries on nearly every book in the Bible, yet his activity as the Patriarch of Alexandria remains obscure. Doctrinal treatises and biblical commenatry reveal little of the daily pastoral duties that occupied Cyril. This new translation of his 'Festal Letters' will help fill these gaps.
St. Cyril of Alexandria wrote extensive commentaries on nearly every book in the Bible, yet his activity as the Patriarch of Alexandria remains obscur...
Prior to the middle of the fourth century, the exegesis of St. Paul had been monopolized by Greek and Syriac commentators. Then, in the space of half a century (c. 360 - c. 409), there appeared no less than 52 commentaries by six different Latin authors. This sudden flurry of literary activity has been dubbed the western Renaissance of Paul. Jeromes commentaries on four Pauline epistles (Galatians, Ephesians, Titus, Philemon), which he composed in 386 shortly after establishing himself in Bethlehem, occupy a central place in this relatively short but prolific segment of the history of Pauline...
Prior to the middle of the fourth century, the exegesis of St. Paul had been monopolized by Greek and Syriac commentators. Then, in the space of half ...
When the writing of Latin biblical commentaries was still in its infancy, a young bishop from Poitiers, in Gaul, penned a passage-by-passage exposition on the Gospel of Matthew. It is the first of its kind to have survived almost completely intact. Published now for the first time in English translation, Hilary's commentary offers a close look at Latin theology and exegesis before the Nicene Creed was considered the sole standard of orthodoxy. Likely the earliest of Hilary's writings, this commentary has none of the polemic against the Arians that figured so prominently in most of his later...
When the writing of Latin biblical commentaries was still in its infancy, a young bishop from Poitiers, in Gaul, penned a passage-by-passage expositio...
Twenty-nine in all, these letters cover all but three of Cyrils years as a bishop. The first twelve were published in 2009 (Fathers of the Church 118). The present volume completes the set.
Twenty-nine in all, these letters cover all but three of Cyrils years as a bishop. The first twelve were published in 2009 (Fathers of the Church 118)...
The Antirrheticus is a hostile commentary on Apolinarius's work entitled The Demonstration (Apodeixis) of the Divine Enfleshment according to the Likeness of a Human Being. The Apodeixis has not survived independently, and our knowledge of it depends almost completely on St. Gregory of Nyssa. It is a neglected work, and this is the first English translation to be published.
The Antirrheticus is a hostile commentary on Apolinarius's work entitled The Demonstration (Apodeixis) of the Divine Enfleshment according to the Like...
