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Luke : Vol 3 : The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

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by Arthur Just

    • Author

      Arthur Just

    • Book Format

      hardback

    • Publisher

      Intervarsity Press (IVP)

    • Published

      February 2003

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    Luke : Vol 3 : The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

    Today's Price £33.16



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    For the church fathers the Gospels did not serve as resources for individual analysis and academic study. They were read and heard and interpreted within the worshiping community. They served as sources for pastoral counsel and admonition for those who were committed to the Way. Although Matthew and John were generally the preferred Gospels, Luke, because of his particular interests and unique contributions, took pride of place during the Christmas season as well as during Easter and other major feasts.

    During the early patristic period, the tradition of continuous reading (lectio continua) through the Gospels developed, such that over a course of time a complete Gospel was read in sections, and sermons were preached on the readings either at weekly or midweek worship and Communion liturgies or during morning and evening prayer services. Among such sermons that have survived, this commentary includes selections from Origen and Cyril of Alexandria.

    Aside from sermons, we find that the fathers addressed exegetical issues in theological treatises, pastoral letters and catechetical lectures. Among these, as in other ACCS volumes, readers will find materials ranging from East to West and from the first to the eighth centuries. Among well-known fathers cited are Ambrose, Athanasius, Augustine, the Cappadocians, John Chrysostom, John of Damascus and Bede the Venerable. Among lesser-known fathers are John Cassian, Philoxenus of Mabbug and Theophylact.

    This volume, edited by Arthur A. Just, opens up a treasure house of ancient wisdom that allows these faithful witnesses, some appearing here in English translation for the first time, to speak with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today.

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    • Author

      Arthur Just

    • Book Format

      hardback

    • Publisher

      Intervarsity Press (IVP)

    • Published

      February 2003

    • Edition

      3rd

    • Editor

      Arthur Just

    • Weight

      1152g

    • Page Count

      444

    • Dimensions

      180 x 258 x 40 mm

    • ISBN

      9780830814886

    • ISBN-10

      0830814884

    • Eden Code

      4531

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    • Author/Creator: Arthur Just

    • ISBN: 9780830814886

    • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP)

    • Release Date: February 2003

    • Weight: 1152g

    • Dimensions: 180 x 258 x 40 mm

    • Eden Code: 4531


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