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Festal Letters, 13-30 (Hardcover)
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Festal Letters, 13-30 (Hardcover)
Series: The Fathers of the Church
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St. Cyril of Alexandria is best known for his role in the
Christological controversies of the fifth century. In recent
decades, scholars have been attending more carefully to his
exegetical legacy. Most of Cyril's work takes the form of biblical
commentary rather than doctrinal treatise. Indeed, during his long
career he wrote commentaries on nearly every book of the Bible.
Less attention, however, has been given to Cyril's pastoral work as
the Patriarch of Alexandria, perhaps because his commentaries and
doctrinal treatises do not reveal much about his daily pastoral
duties. Here the Festal Letters are especially helpful. Twenty-nine
in all, these letters cover all but three of Cyril's years as a
bishop. The first twelve were published in 2009 ((Fathers of the
Church 118(). The present volume completes the set. Festal letters
were used in Alexandria primarily to announce the beginning of Lent
and the date of Easter. They also served a catechetical purpose,
however, allowing the Patriarch an annual opportunity to write
pastorally not just about issues facing the entire see, but also
about the theological issues of the day. Thus, in these letters we
catch a glimpse of Cyril the pastor writing about complex theology
in an uncomplicated way. These letters also illuminate other
realities of the ancient church in Alexandria, especially the
relationship with the Jewish community and the rising influence of
asceticism.
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