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Homilies on Genesis - 46-67 (Hardcover)
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Homilies on Genesis - 46-67 (Hardcover)
Series: Fathers of the Church Series, No. 87
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St. John Chrysostom delivered his "Homilies on Genesis" sometime
between A.D. 385 and A.D. 388, while still a priest at Antioch. In
the homilies in this volume - the last of three - Chrysostom
concludes his examination of the lives and virtues of the Old
Testament patriarchs Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph as recounted
in the last three chapters of Genesis. Known for his eloquent
preaching, Chrysostom delivered these final 22 homilies after
Pentecost. His motive for examining the accounts of the lives of
the patriarchs is to show how the just forebears of the Israelites,
in a time when both the Law and the Gospel were yet unpreached were
able to live Christian lives with only simple trust in God and the
balanced, almost ingenuous, manners of antiquity. His interest in
the events and characters of Genesis is largely moral, even
moralistic; he tends to see Scripture as hagiography. His style of
commentary, although not really thorough exegesis, arises out of
his deep conviction of the divine inspiration of Scripture, hence
the habitual attention to detail, "not idly or to no purpose" being
his frequent comment on the precision of the text. As an exegete,
Chrysostom may seem disappointing to those grounded in the methods
of modern biblical scholarship, since he largely ignores any sense
of Scripture other than the literal and is generally unaware of how
to resolve difficulties and appreciate subtleties that a knowledge
of the original text would provide. What he lacks in scientific
accuracy, however, he more than compensates for with his earnest
practice of pastoral care. This final volume of the homilies
includes a general index for these volumes and an index of biblical
citations, the latter indicating the rich scriptural diet
Chrysostom's congregation - who came daily for his homilies -
enjoyed.
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