Glaphyra on the Pentateuch / St. Cyril of Alexandria ; translated by Nicholas P. Lunn (Spurgeon's College) ; with introduction by Gregory K. Hillis (Bellarmine University).

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Greek, Ancient (to 1453) Series: Fathers of the church ; v. 137, 138Publication details: Washington, DC Catholic University of America Press c2018Description: 2 volumes ; 22 cm jacketsISBN:
  • 9780813231310
  • 0813231310
Contained works:
  • Cyril, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria, approximately 370-444. Glaphyra in Pentateuchum. English (Lunn)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 281.108 F268o v.137, v.138
LOC classification:
  • BS1225 .C975 2018
  • BR60.F252 C953 2018
Contents:
v. 1. Genesis -- Genesis -- 2018- xii, 354 pp
v. 2. Exodus through Deuteronomy
Summary: Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 376-444) is best known for his defense of orthodoxy at the time of the Nestorian controversy over the nature of Christ. However, by far the larger part of Cyril's literary output consisted of commentaries on books of both Old and New Testaments, written before the Christological debate was sparked off in 428. One of these works, of major proportions, was the so-called Glaphyra ("elegant comments") on the Pentateuch. This comprises a total of thirteen separate "books," or volumes: seven on Genesis, three on Exodus, and one each on Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The comments primarily concern the narrative portions of the Pentateuch, hence the greater space given to Genesis, though a number of the legal prescriptions are also treated. Cyril's treatment of these books is published here for the first time in English translation. Cyril's aims within the commentary are both theological and pastoral. His chosen method begins with a consideration of the historia. Here the Alexandrian patriarch deals with the text at the literal level. At this stage he explains any historical, cultural, and at times even linguistic and textual issues presented within the passage, which is then followed by some theological instruction or lessons of a more practical nature based upon the literal interpretation. The exposition then moves on to the theoria. This is Cyril's preferred term for the contemplation of the spiritual sense, that is to say, the mystery of Christ which he firmly held lay hidden beneath the surface of the Old Testament text. With great adeptness and consistency Cyril identifies elements within the ancient narratives as figures, or "types and shadows," of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Church, and the teachings of the gospel.Holdings: v.1; v.1
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Includes bibliographical references, indexes

v. 1. Genesis -- Genesis -- 2018- xii, 354 pp

v. 2. Exodus through Deuteronomy

Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 376-444) is best known for his defense of orthodoxy at the time of the Nestorian controversy over the nature of Christ. However, by far the larger part of Cyril's literary output consisted of commentaries on books of both Old and New Testaments, written before the Christological debate was sparked off in 428. One of these works, of major proportions, was the so-called Glaphyra ("elegant comments") on the Pentateuch. This comprises a total of thirteen separate "books," or volumes: seven on Genesis, three on Exodus, and one each on Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. The comments primarily concern the narrative portions of the Pentateuch, hence the greater space given to Genesis, though a number of the legal prescriptions are also treated. Cyril's treatment of these books is published here for the first time in English translation. Cyril's aims within the commentary are both theological and pastoral. His chosen method begins with a consideration of the historia. Here the Alexandrian patriarch deals with the text at the literal level. At this stage he explains any historical, cultural, and at times even linguistic and textual issues presented within the passage, which is then followed by some theological instruction or lessons of a more practical nature based upon the literal interpretation. The exposition then moves on to the theoria. This is Cyril's preferred term for the contemplation of the spiritual sense, that is to say, the mystery of Christ which he firmly held lay hidden beneath the surface of the Old Testament text. With great adeptness and consistency Cyril identifies elements within the ancient narratives as figures, or "types and shadows," of the Lord Jesus Christ, the Church, and the teachings of the gospel.

Text in English, translated from the original Greek; introduction and notes in English.

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