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Category : New Testament
Languages : en
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Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. New Testament
Author: Genesis 1-11
Author: Andrew LouthPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830897267
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
The creation narrative in the early chapters of Genesis proved irresistible to the church fathers. Following the apostle Paul, they explored the six days of creation and the profound significance of Adam as a type of Christ, the second Adam. With comment from Basil the Great, Ambrose, and Augustine, this ACCS volume on Genesis 1-11 opens up a treasure house of ancient wisdom.
Luke
Author: Arthur Just Jr.Publisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830814886
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
For the church fathers the Gospels did not serve as resources for individual analysis and academic study. They were read and heard and interpreted within the worshiping community. Among such sermons on Luke that have survived, this ACCS volume includes selections from Origen and Cyril of Alexandria as well as church fathers who addressed exegetical issues in theological treatises, pastoral letters, and catechetical lectures.
Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1-2 Samuel
Author: John R. FrankePublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830897291
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 528
Book Description
The early church fathers readily found parallels, or types, in the narratives of the historical books that illumined the New Testament. This ACCS volume features a rich treasure trove of ancient wisdom, including homilies of Origen, commentaries from Gregory of Nazianzus and Bede the Venerable, and question-and-answer works from Augustine, Theodoret of Cyr, and Bede.
Ancient Christian Devotional
Author: Cindy CrosbyPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830835288
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
A follow-up to the previous Ancient Christian Devotional, which follows lectionary cycle A, this devotional guide follows lectionary cycle C, which begins in Advent 2009. This guide to prayer and reflection combines excerpts from the writings of the church fathers as found in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture with a simple structure for daily or weekly reading and prayer.
Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon
Author: J. Robert WrightPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830897348
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life was to be found in these books. This ACCS volume offers a rich trove of wisdom on Wisdom literature for the enrichment of the church today.
Colossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Author: Peter J. GordayPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 0830897518
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
For the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Including comment from John Chrysostom as well as other Greek, Western, Syrian, and Egyptian figures, this ACCS volume opens up a treasure house of ancient wisdom for the church today.
Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians
Author: Mark J. EdwardsPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830824939
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Paul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians have struck an indelible impression on Christian tradition and piety. In this ACCS volume, the expository voices of Jerome, Origen, Augustine, Chrysostom, Ambrosiaster, Theodoret, Marius Victorinus, and Theodore of Mopsuestia speak again with eloquence and intellectual acumen.
1-2 Corinthians
Author: Gerald L. BrayPublisher: InterVarsity Press
ISBN: 9780830824922
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
In Paul's letters to the Corinthian church, the pastoral issues of a first-century Christian community stand out in bold relief. This ACCS volume highlights the wisdom of Paul's epistles to the Corinthian church as interpreted by early church fathers such as Chrysostom, Didymus the Blind, Theodore of Mopsuestia, Origen, and Ambrosiaster.
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