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Festal Letters 1-12
John J. Cyril Of Alexandria. Ed(S): O'Keefe
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Description for Festal Letters 1-12
Hardback. Illuminates various aspects of the ancient church in Alexandria including its complex relationship with the Jews and other religious groups, as well as the ways in which the ascetical movement wound its way into the patriarch's pastoral program. Editor(s): O'Keefe, John J. Translator(s): Amidon, Philip R. Series: Fathers of the Church Series. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: HRC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 448.
St.Cyril of Alexandria is best known for his role in the Christological disputes of the fifth century. In recent years, however, scholars have turned their attention to Cyril the exegete. Cyril wrote extensive commentaries on nearly every book of the Bible; in fact, two-thirds of his extant corpus is devoted to biblical interpretation. Yet, despite this strong interest in Cyril as theologian and biblical interpreter, his activity as the Patriarch of Alexandria remains obscure. Doctrinal treatises and biblical commentary reveal little of the daily pastoral duties that occupied Cyril during his years as leader of one of ancient Christianity's most ... Read more
St.Cyril of Alexandria is best known for his role in the Christological disputes of the fifth century. In recent years, however, scholars have turned their attention to Cyril the exegete. Cyril wrote extensive commentaries on nearly every book of the Bible; in fact, two-thirds of his extant corpus is devoted to biblical interpretation. Yet, despite this strong interest in Cyril as theologian and biblical interpreter, his activity as the Patriarch of Alexandria remains obscure. Doctrinal treatises and biblical commentary reveal little of the daily pastoral duties that occupied Cyril during his years as leader of one of ancient Christianity's most ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press United States
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Series
Fathers of the Church Series
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780813201184
SKU
V9780813201184
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About John J. Cyril Of Alexandria. Ed(S): O'Keefe
Robert C. Hill, a founder and honorary fellow of the Australian Catholic University's Centre for Early Christian Studies, was a distinguished biblical scholar best known for his prodigious talent as a translator of Patristic biblical commentaries on the Old Testament. Nearly 30 volumes of his translations have been published, many of them in the Fathers of the Church series. In ... Read more
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