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Theodoret of Cyrus v. 2; On Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth - The Questions on the ""Octateuch (Paperback, New)
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Theodoret of Cyrus v. 2; On Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth - The Questions on the ""Octateuch (Paperback, New)
Series: Library of Early Christianity
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The Library of Early Christianity will be a permanent enterprise
that publishes one new volume approximately every other year. The
Library will publish texts in the original ancient languages of
both East and West - Greek, Latin, Arabic, Syriac, Coptic,
Ethiopic, Armenian, and Georgian - accompanied by contemporary
English translations printed on the facing pages. In order to make
the texts more accessible to the nonspecialist and to aid readers
in comprehending the thought of the influential thinkers of the
early church, each volume will include an introduction, notes, and
a bibliography. Shortly before his death (ca. 460), as his health
was failing, Theodoret decided to undertake a monumental project of
exegesis. In the more than two decades of his episcopacy, he had
commented on both the prophets and the sapiential literature of the
""Hebrew Scriptures"". Now he would expound the historical books.
For his commentary on the Octateuch, he adopted the format of
question and answer. This device allowed the expositor to focus
attention on particularly challenging passages that could give rise
to misunderstanding. Long experience had taught him that ""careless
reading of holy Scripture is the cause of error among ordinary
people."" Intimately acquainted with every detail of the text,
well-informed about contemporary Judaism, and steeped in the works
of previous interpreters, he makes his way through a massive body
of text with concision, a sure sense for the significant and the
controversial, and a thoughtful moderation respectful of the
accomplishments of Alexandrian, as well as Antiochene, biblical
scholarship.
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