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The Minor Prophets as Christian Scripture in the Commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria

by Hauna T. Ondrey

  • Hardback
  • 282 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • 13.8 x 21.9 x 2.6 cm

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For theology students and scholars of church history

Unpacks how two church fathers read the Old Testament

Gain a deeper understanding of ancient exegesis

An insightful study exploring the differing approaches of Theodore and Cyril to interpreting the Minor Prophets.

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This work compares the Minor Prophets commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria, isolating the role each interpreter assigns the Twelve Prophets in their ministry to Old Testament Israel and the texts of the Twelve as Christian scripture. Hauna T. Ondrey argues that Theodore does acknowledge christological prophecies, as distinct from both retrospective accommodation and typology. A careful reading of Cyril's Commentary on the Twelve limits the prospective christological revelation he ascribes to the prophets and reveals the positive role he grants the Mosaic law prior to Christ's advent. Exploring secondly the Christian significance Theodore and Cyril assign to Israel's exile and restoration reveals that Theodore's reading of the Twelve Prophets, while not attempting to be christocentric, is nevertheless self-consciously Christian. Cyril, unsurprisingly, offers a robust Christian reading of the Twelve, yet this too must be expanded by his focus on the church and concern to equip the church through the ethical paideusis provided by the plain sense of the prophetic text. Revised descriptions of each interpreter lead to the claim that a recent tendency to distinguish the Old Testament interpretation of Theodore (negatively) and Cyril (positively) on the basis of their "christocentrism" obscures more than it clarifies and polarizes no less than earlier accounts of Antiochene/Alexandrian exegesis. The conclusion argues against replacing old dichotomies with new and advocates rather for an approach that takes seriously Theodore's positive account of the unity and telos of the divine economy and the full range of Cyril's interpretation.
The Minor Prophets as Christian Scripture in the Commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria and The Essential History of Christianity
The Essential History of ChristianityThe Minor Prophets as Christian Scripture in the Commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria

  • Title

    The Minor Prophets as Christian Scripture in the Commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria

  • Author

    Hauna T. Ondrey

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press, USA

  • Published

    August 2018

  • Weight

    482g

  • Page Count

    282

  • Dimensions

    13.8 x 21.9 x 2.6 cm

  • ISBN

    9780198824534

  • ISBN-10

    019882453X

  • Eden Code

    4684217

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