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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria (412-444), is best known as a
protagonist in the christological controversy of the second quarter
of the fifth century. Readers may be surprised therefore to find
such polemic absent from this early work on the twelve minor
prophets of the Old Testament. Another possibly unexpected feature
of this Alexandrian commentary is its focus on historical exegesis,
which reveals Cyril's serious interest in the fortunes of the
people of Israel and Judah in the centuries preceding and following
the exile. Unlike his predecessor Didymus the Blind, Cyril abjures
an approach that dismisses the historicity of the text (as in his
opening defense of Hosea's marriage), and he proceeds to other
levels of interpretation, moral and spiritual, only after a
preliminary examination of the historical. Indebted to the diverse
approaches of Didymus, Jerome, and Theodore, Cyril appears in this
work as a balanced commentator, eclectic in his attitude and
tolerant of alternative views. Although he displays an occasional
uncertainty in his grasp of historical and geographical details, as
well as an inclination to verbosity, Cyril has conspicuously
influenced the exegesis of his younger contemporary Theodoret of
Cyrus, and has made a vital contribution to the development of
biblical interpretation in the church.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have
occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor
pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original
artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe
this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections,
have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing
commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We
appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the
preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
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