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Glaphyra on the Pentateuch /

(Number (ISBN

0813231310

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0813231612

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9780813231310

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9780813231617

Erroneous ISBN

0813231329

Erroneous ISBN

9780813231327

Title Proper

Glaphyra on the Pentateuch /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

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

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

The Catholic University of America Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

[2018]-[2019]

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2018

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

2 volumes ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Series Title

Fathers of the Church: a new translation ;

Volume Designation

volume 137-138

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

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.

Title

Glaphyra on the Pentateuch, Volume 1.

International Standard Book Number

9780813231327

Cyril,approximately 370-444.

Cyril,approximately 370-444., Glaphyra in Pentateuchum.

Jesus Christ-- Person and offices

Cyril,approximately 370-444.

Jesus Christ.

Bible., Pentateuch

Bible., Pentateuch.

Typology (Theology)

Christology.

Typology (Theology)

Number

Edition

Class number

Class number

Book number

Book number

Cyril,Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria,approximately 370-444

Hillis, Gregory K.,1975-

Lunn, Nicholas P.

Cyril,Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria,approximately 370-444.

Date of Transaction

20200822133651.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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