A Model for the Christian Life: Hilary of Poitier's Commentary on the Psalms
Paul C. Burns
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 567.
The Psalms, used as hymns for liturgy, have also been read as guidance for the spiritual life. Composed between 364 and 367, Hilary of Poitiers’ commentary on the Psalms was the last of his writings before his death. In what appears to be a substantial but conventional commentary, Hilary also employs the Psalms to explore three progressive stages of the Christian life—baptism, resurrection, and transformation—then proposes a complex, integrated model for the Christian life. He makes use of cultural and theological resources acquired throughout his education and from his encounters as a Christian bishop in the mid-fourth century. In this ... Read more
The Psalms, used as hymns for liturgy, have also been read as guidance for the spiritual life. Composed between 364 and 367, Hilary of Poitiers’ commentary on the Psalms was the last of his writings before his death. In what appears to be a substantial but conventional commentary, Hilary also employs the Psalms to explore three progressive stages of the Christian life—baptism, resurrection, and transformation—then proposes a complex, integrated model for the Christian life. He makes use of cultural and theological resources acquired throughout his education and from his encounters as a Christian bishop in the mid-fourth century. In this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813219875
SKU
V9780813219875
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Reviews for A Model for the Christian Life: Hilary of Poitier's Commentary on the Psalms
“This work offers the most complete examination of Hilary’s mature thought in any language. There are books on Hilary’s Trinitarian theology, but none that considers the way Hilary conceives the Christian life, nor how he developed theologically and pastorally after his exile. Although scholars have long had a sense that Hilary was important to the course of Latin theology, this ... Read more