Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy: Volume 3Joseph T. Lienhard, Thomas C. Oden InterVarsity Press, 2014 M02 19 - 382 pages From its inception the church has always had a Bible—the Jewish Scriptures. But Christians have not read these Scriptures in the same way the Jews did. They have read them in the light of what God did in Jesus the Christ. Thus the Jewish Scriptures became for Christian readers the Old Testament. This Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume on Exodus through Deuteronomy bears ample witness to this new way of reading these ancient texts. Among the earliest interpreters whose works remain extant is Origen, who virtually single-handedly assured the Old Testament a permanent place within the Christian church through his extensive commentary and reflection. His twenty-seventh homily on Numbers is particularly noteworthy for his interpretation of the forty-two stopping places in the desert wanderings as the forty-two stages of growth in the spiritual life. Among Greek-speaking interpreters, this current volume draws widely on John Chrysostom, Clement of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Alexandria, Theodoret of Cyr, and John of Damascus. Among Latin-speaking interpreters, quotations from Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome, Paterius, Caesarius of Arles, Cassiodorus, and Isidore are found in abundance. Ephrem and Aphrahat are represented among Syriac speakers. Numerous other interpreters are present from each grouping. Varied in texture and nuance, the interpretations included in this volume display a treasure house of ancient wisdom, some appearing here in English translation for the first time, speaking with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today. |
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... Egyptians' chariots could still. 41Henri de Lubac, quoting J. Brisson, in Geist aus der Geschichte: Das Schriftverständnis des Origenes, trans. Hans Urs von Balthasar (Einsiedeln, Switzerland: Johannes Verlag, 1968), p. 171 n. 9. 422 Cor ...
... Egyptians' chariots could still be seen on the shores of the Red Sea (see comments on Exodus 14:25) or the graves of the rebellious Israelites were still to be seen in the wilderness of Sinai (see comment on Numbers 11:34). A word in ...
... Egyptians drowned in the very waters in which Pharaoh wanted to drown the infant boys of the Israelites (Ephrem). In ... Egyptian women did. It is usual to ask whether such lies have been approved by divine authority. Scripture says that ...
... Egyptian raises a serious moral question (Augustine). In answer to the Hebrew's question, it was knowledge that made Moses a ruler over his people. In all his actions Moses was motivated by faith (Chrysostom). Moses fled to escape ...
... Egyptians and went to Ethiopia and, spending there all his time apart from others, devoted himself for forty entire years to the contemplation of creation. Exegetic Homilies 1.1.3 Moses Purified. Ambrose: Moses slew an Egyptian and ...
Contents
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Leviticus | 163 |
Numbers | 205 |
Deuteronomy | 275 |
Timeline of Writers of the Patristic Period | 372 |
Bibliography | 379 |
AuthorsWritings Index | 391 |
Subject Index | 392 |
Scripture Index | 397 |
About the Editor | 401 |
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture | 402 |
More Titles from InterVarsity Press | 403 |
Early Christian Writers and the Documents Cited | 342 |
Biographical Sketches Short Descriptions of Select Anonymous Works | 348 |