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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... baneful sap a crop Of evil shoots beset with many thorns. The sterile branches suddenly grew bright As God enkindled with. 1HOP 177. 2FC 25:120. 3FC 52:7. 4Rom 9:5. 51 Cor 6:19-20. 6FC 45:78-79. 7PL79:725, 10 Exodus 3:1-6.
... evil conditions of things (from which fact he is also called a consuming fire)14 would still be one of the relative names and not an absolute one, as again is the case with “Lord,” which also is called a name of God. “I am the Lord your ...
... 17 You Are Idle Leisure Can Be Good or Evil. Basil. 16Ps 87:1-2. 17The Latin pronoun eius represents all three genders. 18Ps 147:2. 19CCL 33:73-74. 20FC 91:234-36. 1CCL 33:75. 2FC 67:77. 3FC 28:33. 4LCC 3:220. 5Phil 3:20. 32 Exodus 4:18-31.
... Evil. Basil the Great: Even Pharaoh knew that it was proper for one to seek God when he was unoccupied, and for this reason he reproached Israel: “You are unoccupied, you are idle, and you say, 'We shall offer prayers to the Lord, our ...
... evil in Pharaoh's heart was the result of his own evildoing (Augustine). Moses' father abstained from relations with his wife until the child was weaned (Clement of Alexandria). 6:30 Uncircumcised Lips Moses Had a Weak Voice. Augustine ...
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 |