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Commentary on the Apocalypse / Oecumenius ; translated by John N. Suggit.

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Original language: Greek, Modern (1453- ) Series: Fathers of the church ; v. 112.Publication details: Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2006.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 216 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780813216355
  • 0813216354
Uniform titles:
  • Oecumenii commentarius in Apocalypsin. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Commentary on the Apocalypse.DDC classification:
  • 228/.077 22
LOC classification:
  • BS2825.53 .O3513 2006eb
Other classification:
  • 11.46
  • BO 1160
Online resources:
Contents:
Commentary on the Apocalypse.
Review: "This is the first complete translation in English of Oecumenius's commentary, which is the first known Greek commentary on the book of Revelation. Written in the sixth century but discovered only at the beginning of the twentieth, it presents a fascinating view of a writer who strove to be faithful to the teaching of the church while at the same time allowing his imagination to make sense of the stories and visions of Revelation. In interpreting the events surrounding the destruction of the wicked he shows sensible pastoral restraint and refuses to be swayed by the dogmatic certainty shown even by some modern interpreters." "The introduction to the translation by John N. Suggit provides a brief account of the identity of the author and the theological issues with which he was involved, especially the controversy over the beliefs of Origen and his followers." "The book should be of interest not only to serious scholars, but also to those who are ready to listen to this New Testament book not as a record of past history but as the description of the drama of life today."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Commentary on the Apocalypse.

"This is the first complete translation in English of Oecumenius's commentary, which is the first known Greek commentary on the book of Revelation. Written in the sixth century but discovered only at the beginning of the twentieth, it presents a fascinating view of a writer who strove to be faithful to the teaching of the church while at the same time allowing his imagination to make sense of the stories and visions of Revelation. In interpreting the events surrounding the destruction of the wicked he shows sensible pastoral restraint and refuses to be swayed by the dogmatic certainty shown even by some modern interpreters." "The introduction to the translation by John N. Suggit provides a brief account of the identity of the author and the theological issues with which he was involved, especially the controversy over the beliefs of Origen and his followers." "The book should be of interest not only to serious scholars, but also to those who are ready to listen to this New Testament book not as a record of past history but as the description of the drama of life today."--Jacket.

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