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" Commentary on Genesis / "
Didymus the Blind ; translated by Robert C. Hill.
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BL
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845868
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| Uniform Title
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Eis tēn Genesin.English
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| Main Entry
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Didymus,the Blind,approximately 313-approximately 398
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| Title & Author
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Commentary on Genesis /\ Didymus the Blind ; translated by Robert C. Hill.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: The Catholic University of America Press,, [2016]
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| Series Statement
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The Fathers of the church, a new translation ;; volume 132
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xii, 235 pages ;; 22 cm
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081322845X
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: 9780813228457
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Introduction. The Genesis commentary among the works of Didymus -- Text of the Commentary on Genesis; Didymus's biblical text -- Didymus's approach to scripture and style of commentary -- Didymus as interpreter of Genesis -- Theological accents of the Commentary on Genesis -- Significance of Didymus's Commentary on Genesis -- Commentary on Genesis.
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"Blind since early childhood, the Egyptian theologian and monk Didymus (ca. 313-398) wielded a masterful knowledge of Scripture, philosophy, and previous biblical interpretation, earning the esteem of his contemporaries Athanasius, Antony of Egypt, Jerome, Rufinus, and Palladius, as well as the historians Socrates and Theodoret in the decades following his death. Certain features of the Genesis commentary, unfortunately not preserved in its entirety, seem to indicate that it may have been Didymus's earliest work. Not only is he silent in regard to his other works, but remarks on specific heresies as well as christological interpretations occur much less frequently here than in his Zechariah commentary. Moreover, the heavier reliance on Philo and Origen may indicate relative inexperience. Whereas Didymus specifically names Philo in this commentary, he never identifies Origen as one of his sources even when quoting the latter verbatim. Like Origen, he rejects anthropomorphic interpretations and proceeds to an allegorical approach when the literal meaning repels him. He does not, however, neglect the literal-historical level; see, for example, his examination of the story of the Flood. All three of Origen's levels of interpretation--literal, moral, and allegorical--are mobilized here. This previously untranslated text is crucial for studies of the fourth century and of the monumental influence of Origen."
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| Subject
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Bible., Genesis
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Bible., Genesis
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Bibel, Genesis
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Bible., Genesis.
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222/.1107
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BS1235.D4913 2016
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Hill, Robert C., (Robert Charles),1931-2007
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