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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... blood, how did Pharaoh's magicians find water that they could turn to blood? (see comment on Exodus 7:22). The master of spiritual exegesis, Origen, warns his readers at one point that not every detail of Scripture has an allegorical ...
... blood of Christ—when all our enemies who were assailing us were dead, that is, when our sins have been wiped out. Tractate on the Gospel of John 28.9.9 2Ex 1:14. 3Ex 2:23. 4CWS 249*. 5Ex 1:14. 6Heb 11:9. 7GCS 90. 8Mt 11:28. 9FC 88:11 ...
... blood-red fruits, And grazed the twigs that grew from deadly wood, Shed by the tortured bush with cruel pangs. The Divinity of Christ 49-70.3 What Does Scripture Mean by the Angel of the Lord? Augustine: And here he is first called the ...
... blood—denote God's threefold power (Tertullian). The bosom of Moses is the interpretation of Scripture, in which the letter kills but the spirit gives life (Origen). Moses' hand—once leprous, then restored—reminds us of Christ's eternal ...
... blood of circumcision stopped.” Not that it flowed but that it stopped—in a great mystery, if I am not wrong ... blood. Then she held the angel's feet and said, “I have a husband of blood. Do not cause suffering on the day of the ...
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 |