Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Old Testament XII. Jeremiah, Lamentations

Dean O. Wenthe. Thomas C. Oden

ISBN 10: 0830814825 / ISBN 13: 9780830814824

Published by Intervarsity Press, Illinois, 2009

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VINTAGESTAN BOOKS Title: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Old Testament XII. Jeremiah, Lamentations Summary: This volume of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture gathers patristic interpretations of Jeremiah and Lamentations from early Christian writers (roughly 2nd?8th centuries). Rather than offering a modern critical commentary, it presents theological, pastoral, and Christological readings drawn from sermons, letters, and treatises of the Church Fathers. Edited by: Dean O. Wenthe General Editor: Thomas C. Oden Publisher: Intervarsity Press. Illinois Year Published: 2009 Edition: Original Dimensions: 26cm x18cm Binding type: Hardcover ISBN: 9780830814824 Notes: SKU: VSS / 254 / H / 6977 / 5321 Condition Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine Book condition: Near fine Binding: Intact Pages: 373 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. Old Testament XII. Jeremiah, Lamentations
• Publisher: Intervarsity Press, Illinois
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0830814825
• ISBN 13: 9780830814824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Weight: 1.2 kilograms
• Seller catalogs:
  • Religion, Beliefs, Spiritual.

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Synopsis

Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah―from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria and Ephrem the Syrian, who compiled catenae.

Justin and Irenaeus made use of Jeremiah to define Christians over against Jews. Athanasius made use of him in trinitarian debates. Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Basil the Great, and Clement of Alexandria all drew on Jeremiah for ethical exhortation.

Lamentations, as might be expected, quickly became associated with losses and death, notably in Gregory of Nyssa's Funeral Oration on Meletius. By extension the fathers saw Lamentations as a description of the challenges that face Christians in a fallen world.

In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume, readers will find some ancient authors translated into English here for the first time. Throughout they will gain insight and encouragement in the life of faith as seen through ancient pastoral eyes.

About the Authors

Dean O. Wenthe (PhD, Notre Dame) is the president of Concordia Theological Seminary and professor of exegetical theology. He is the general editor of the Concordia Commentary on Scripture series and associate editor of the Concordia Self-StudyBible.

Thomas C. Oden (1931–2016), was the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the Ancient Christian Doctrine series as well as the author of Classic Christianity, a revision of his three-volume systematic theology. His books also include The African Memory of Mark, Early Libyan Christianity, and How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind. He was the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and he also served as the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at the Graduate School and The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey.