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Homilies on Genesis 1-17 (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series) by Saint John Chrysostom is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This translation makes available for the first time in English one of the most significant Old Testament commentaries of the patristic period. St. John Chrysostom's extant works outnumber those of any other Father of the East; in the West, only Augustine produced a larger corpus. Of Chrysostom's more than 600 exegetical homilies, however, only those on the New Testament have previously been translated into English. The Genesis homilies, his richest Old Testament series, reveal a theologian, pastor, and moralist struggling to explain some of the most challenging biblical material to his congregation in Antioch. He admonishes them to "apply yourself diligently to the reading of Sacred Scripture, not only when you come along here, but at home," encourages spiritual discourse, and frequently envisages them leaving church reminiscing on the day's sermon. While critical exegetical details go without mention and Chrysostom was limited to the Greek version of the Old Testament in his studies, his oratory has been judged golden and his theology profound. He was a preacher satisfied with commenting on Scripture with his moral purpose always to the fore. Chrysostom studied the Scriptures
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- Author
- Saint John Chrysostom
- Publisher
- The Catholic University of America Press
- Published
- 1986
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780813200828
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Christian, Bible
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