|
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > The Bible > Biblical concordances & commentaries
Ambrosiaster ("Star of Ambrose") is the name given to the anonymous
author of the earliest complete Latin commentary on the thirteen
epistles of Paul. The commentaries were thought to have been
written by Ambrose throughout the Middle Ages, but their authorship
was challenged by Erasmus, whose arguments have proved decisive.
The commentaries, which serve as important witnesses to pre-Vulgate
Latin versions of Paul's epistles, are noteworthy in several
respects. Ambrosiaster was a careful and thoughtful interpreter,
who made little use of allegory, though he employed typology
judiciously. Writing during the pontificate of Damasus (366-384),
he is a witness to Nicene orthodoxy and frequently comments on
themes related to the Trinity, the consubstantiality of the Son,
the problem of the unbelief of the Jews and the nature of human
sinfulness. He had a keen eye for moral issues and often offers
comments that reflect his knowledge of how the church had changed
from the time of the apostles to his own day. Here for the first
time his commentaries on Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians,
Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon are
made available in English, ably translated and edited by Gerald L.
Bray.
The book of Job presents its readers with a profound drama
concerning innocent suffering. Such honest, forthright wrestling
with evil and the silence of God has intrigued a wide range of
readers, both religious and nonreligious. Surprisingly, the
earliest fathers showed little interest in the book of Job. Not
until Origen in the early third century is there much evidence of
any systematic treatment of the book, and most of Origen's
treatment is known to us only from the catenae. More intense
interest came at the end of the fourth century and the beginning of
the fifth. The excerpts in this collection focus on systematic
treatment. Among Greek texts are those from Origen, Didymus the
Blind, Julian the Arian, John Chrysostom, Hesychius of Jerusalem
and Olympiodorus. Among Latin sources we find Julian of Eclanum,
Philip the Priest and Gregory the Great. Among Syriac sources we
find Ephrem the Syrian and Isho?dad of Merv, some of whose work is
made available here for the first time in English. In store for
readers of this volume is once again a great feast of wisdom from
the ancient resources of the church.
 |
Prayers for Healing
(Paperback)
David Adam, Rupert Bristow, Nick Fawcett, Susan Sayers, Ray Simpson
|
R438
Discovery Miles 4 380
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
|
You may like...
Extremisms In Africa
Alain Tschudin, Stephen Buchanan-Clarke, …
Paperback
(1)
R330
R305
Discovery Miles 3 050
|