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Ancient Christian Commentary: Exodus-Deuteronomy

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About this Series

The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture does what very few of today's students of the Bible could do for themselves. With the aid of computer technology, the vast array of writings from the church fathers—including much that is available only in the ancient languages—have been combed for their comment on Scripture. From these results, scholars with a deep knowledge of the fathers and a heart for the church have hand selected material for each volume, shaping, annotating and introducing it to today's readers. Each portion of commentary has been chosen for its salient insight, its rhetorical power and its faithful representation of the consensual exegesis of the early church.

About this Volume

The Ancient Christian Commentary: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy covers the books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy and can also be purchased as part of a money-saving bundle.

From its inception the church has always had a Bible—the Jewish Scriptures. But Christians have not read these Scriptures in the same way the Jews did. They have read them in the light of what God did in Jesus the Christ. Thus the Jewish Scriptures became for Christian readers the Old Testament.

This Ancient Christian Commentary on Exodus through Deuteronomy bears ample witness to this new way of reading these ancient texts. Among the earliest interpreters whose works remain extant is Origen, who virtually single-handedly assured the Old Testament a permanent place within the Christian church through his extensive commentary and reflection. His twenty-seventh homily on Numbers is particularly noteworthy for his interpretation of the forty-two stopping places in the desert wanderings as the forty-two stages of growth in the spiritual life.

Among Greek-speaking interpreters, the current volume draws widely on John Chrysostom, Clement of Alexandria, Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Alexandria, Theodoret of Cyr and John of Damascus. Among Latin-speaking interpreters, quotations from Augustine, Ambrose, Jerome, Peterius, Caesarius of Arles, Cassiodorus and Isidore are found in abundance. Ephrem and Aphrahat are represented among Syriac speakers. Numerous other interpreters are present from each grouping.

Varied in texture and nuance, the interpreters included in this volume edited by Joseph T. Lienhard display a treasure house of ancient wisdom that speaks with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today.

Features

• Makes accessible early Christian commentary on Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
• Covers the period from Clement of Rome (second century) to John of Damascus (mid-eighth century)
• Illuminates Scripture in the light of classic and consensual Christian faith
• Informs postcritical Christian reading and exposition of Scripture
• Renders ancient Greek, Latin, Coptic and Syriac writings in lucid English translation
• Draws on the resources and expertise of an international team of scholars from Protestant, Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions
• Provides biographical sketches and a timeline of ancient Christian sources
• Contains indexes, bibliographies and keys to original language sources
• Excellent resource for preaching and teaching

About the Editor(s)

Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J., is professor of theology, serving on the faculty of the medieval studies program at Fordham University.

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