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Old Testament Homilies Volume 1

Author(s):   St. John Chrysostom
Publisher:   Holy Cross Orthodox Press (2007)
Format:   Paperback
Copies:   No copies available
Product Info:   Book Description

Three volumes with Chrysostom's homilies on Old Testament prophets, heroes and texts. Volume One includes homilies on Hannah, David and Saul. Volume Two includes homilies on Isaiah and Jeremiah. Volume Three includes homilies on various Psalms and on the obscurity of the Old Testament. "Sometimes by choice, sometimes of necessity, St John Chrysostom in the course of his ministry in Antioch and Constantinople addressed congregations on Old Testament texts and figures, including the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah. It may have been political developments in Antioch, like the Statues affair in 387 putting emperor and bishop at odds, that made a prolonged commentary on David and Saul also an apposite subject. Or the liturgy of the day may have required exposition of a psalm text sung as a response. Or perhaps the relative obscurity of the Old Testament in general called for comment. In these three volumes a score of Chrysostom's homilies on Old Testament prophets, heroes and texts are finally made available in English, throwing light on him as homilist, scriptural interpreter, liturgical leader, moral and spiritual guide, and even as political commentator. Volume One includes homilies on Hannah, David and Saul."

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About the Author
Dr Robert Charles Hill, MA, STD, LSS, has also translated ChrysostomÂ’s larger series of Old Testament homilies Â- on the Psalms (Holy Cross Orthodox Press) and on Genesis (Fathers of the Church series Â- and written extensively on this versatile Antiochene commentator.
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