Theodore of Mopsuestia: The Commentaries on the Minor Epistles of Paul (Writings from the Greco-Roman World) (Writings from the Greco-roman World, 26) - Softcover

Rowan A. Greer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1589832795 ISBN 13: 9781589832794

Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature, 2010

Synopsis

The most famous representative of the school of Antioch, Theodore of Mopsuestia penned a number of commentaries on biblical books in both Testaments. This volume offers not only an introduction to Theodore s life and work but also the first modern-language translation of his commentaries on Paul s minor epistles (Galatians Philemon). The English translation is accompanied by a facing Latin/Greek text based on H. B. Swete s 1880 1882 critical edition of these early fifth-century commentaries. As a prime example of Antiochene exegesis and theology, they are of considerable interest, providing valuable evidence for Theodore s exegetical principles and practice, his Christology and doctrines of grace and free will, and his understanding of crucial developments in Christian ministry and church polity from the time of Paul to his own day.

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About the Author:

Rowan A. Greer is Professor of Anglican Studies Emeritus at Yale Divinity School. He is the author of numerous books, including Origen: An Exhortation to Martyrdom, Prayer, and Selected Works (Paulist); Broken Lights and Mended Lives: Theology and Common Life in the Early Church (Pennsylvania State University Press); and The Belly-Myther of Endor: Interpretations of 1 Kingdoms 28 in the Early Church (with Margaret M. Mitchell, Society of Biblical Literature).

About this edition

• Publisher: Society of Biblical Literature
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1589832795
• ISBN 13: 9781589832794
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 884