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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel (Paperback)
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Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel (Paperback)
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The history of the entry into the Promised Land followed by the
period of the Judges and early monarchy may not appear to readers
today as a source for expounding the Christian faith. But the
church fathers readily found parallels, or types, in the narrative
that illumined the New Testament. An obvious link was the
similarity in name between Joshua, Moses' successor, and
Jesus-indeed, in Greek the names are identical. Thus Joshua was
consistently interpreted as a type of Christ. So too was Samuel.
David was recognized as an ancestor of Jesus, and parallels between
their two lives were readily explored. And Ruth, in ready fashion,
was seen as a type of the church. Among the most important sources
for commentary on these books are the homilies of Origen, most of
which are known to us through the Latin translations of Rufinus and
Jerome. Only two running commentaries exist-one from Gregory of
Nazianzus, one of the famous Cappadocian theologians, the other
from Bede the Venerable. Another key source for the selections
found here derives from question-and-answer format, such as
Questions on the Heptateuch from Augustine, Questions on the
Octateuch from Theodoret of Cyr, and Thirty Questions on 1 Samuel
from Bede. The remainder of materials come from a wide variety of
occasional and doctrinal writings, which make mention of these
biblical texts to support their arguments. Readers will find a rich
treasure trove of ancient wisdom, some of which appear here for the
first time in English translation, speaking with eloquence and
powerful spiritual insight to the church today.
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