Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
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Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
（Ancient Christian commentary on Scripture / general editor, Thomas C. Oden, . Old Testament ; 3）
InterVarsity Press, c2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 352-372) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 Scripture volume 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, this 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, Paterius, 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 interpretations included in this volume display a treasure house of ancient wisdom, some appearing here in English translation for the first time, speaking with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today.
Table of Contents
General Introduction
A Guide to Using This Commentary
Abbreviations
Introduction to Exodus Through Deuteronomy
Commentary on Exodus
Commentary on Leviticus
Commentary on Numbers
Commentary on Deuteronomy
Appendix: Early Christian Writers and the Documents Cited
Timeline of Patristic Authors
Biographical Sketches
Bibliography
Authors/Writings Index
Subject Index
Scripture Index
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