1 Corinthians interpreted by early Christian commentators by Kovacs, Judith L., 1945- compiler, Wilken, Robert Louis, 1936- contributor instant download

1 Corinthians interpreted by early Christian commentators by Kovacs, Judith L., 1945- compiler, Wilken, Robert Louis, 1936- contributor instant download

xxix, 340 pages ; 26 cm, \"Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, one of the earliest Christian writings, had enormous influence on the formation of Christian teaching. In this Church's Bible volume, Judith L. Kovacs weaves comments from all the commentaries and sermon series written in Latin or Greek between the years 250 and 800, illustrating the historic Christian understanding of this crucial text. The church fathers gathered here include Augustine of Hippo, Irenaeus, Gregory of Nyssa, Athanasius, Origen, John Chrysostom, and many more. Preceding the line-by-line exegesis are an essay by Robert Louis Wilken on how the church fathers interpreted the New Testament, an informative introduction to I Corinthians by Kovacs, and two chapters of general patristic commentary on Paul and on this letter. Completing the volume are several helpful appendixes and indexes.\" \"Freshly translating many passages into idiomatic English for the first time, Kovacs does not merely excerpt random quotes from the church fathers but instead produces a sustained interaction with their direct comments on 1 Corinthians.\"--, Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-319) and indexes