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Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon: Vol 9 : The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

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by J. Robert Wright, Thomas C Oden

    • Authors

      J. Robert Wright +1

    • Book Format

      hardback

    • Publisher

      Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

    • Published

      February 2005

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      Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon: Vol 9 : The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture

      Today's Price £43.76



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      Among the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament they were quick to find types and intimations of Christ and his church which would make the ancient Word relevant to the Christians of their day.

      Of extant commentaries on Ecclesiastes none is so profound as the eight homilies of Gregory of Nyssa, even though they cover only the first three chapters of the book. Joining Gregory among those most frequently excerpted in this volume are Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory the Great, Origen, John Cassian, John Chrysostom, Athanasius, Bede the Venerable and Jerome. Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great and Cyril of Jerusalem lead a cast of other less frequently cited fathers, and then there remains a large cast of supporting players, some of whose work is translated here into English for the first time.

      This volume edited by J. Robert Wright thus offers a rich trove of wisdom on Wisdom for the enrichment of the church today.

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      • Authors

        J. Robert Wright +1

      • Book Format

        hardback

      • Publisher

        Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

      • Published

        February 2005

      • Editor

        J. Robert Wright;Thomas C. Oden

      • Weight

        1076g

      • Page Count

        434

      • Dimensions

        184 x 261 x 39 mm

      • ISBN

        9780830814794

      • ISBN-10

        0830814795

      • Eden Code

        96550

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      • ISBN: 9780830814794

      • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP Academic)

      • Release Date: February 2005

      • Weight: 1076g

      • Dimensions: 184 x 261 x 39 mm

      • Eden Code: 96550


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