04620cam a2200685Ii 4500 ocn953459107 20200709060459.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160712s2016 dcu ob 001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T YDXCP N$T P@U JSTOR EBLCP IDB COCUF VLB WAU MERUC EZ9 OCLCQ IOG VTS AU@ OCLCQ 9780813228464 (electronic bk.) 0813228468 (electronic bk.) 9780813228457 081322845X 1281727 (N$T) 22573/ctt1d8p0s0 JSTOR eng grc BS1235 .D4913 2016eb REL 006210 bisacsh REL001000 bisacsh 222/.1107 23 Didymus, the Blind, approximately 313-approximately 398, author. Eis tēn Genesin. English (Hill) Commentary on Genesis / Didymus the Blind ; translated by Robert C. Hill. Washington, D.C. : The Catholic University of America Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The Fathers of the church, a new translation ; volume 132 Text in English, translated from the original Greek. Introduction and notes in English. Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xii) and indexes. "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." --Provided by publisher. Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 13, 2016). Chapter SeventeenIndices; Index of Proper Names; Index of Holy Scripture. Bible. Genesis Commentaries Early works to 1800. Didymus, the Blind, approximately 313-approximately 398. Eis tēn Genesin. Bible. Genesis Criticism, interpretation, etc. History Early church, ca. 30-600. RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament. bisacsh RELIGION Agnosticism. bisacsh Bible. Genesis. fast (OCoLC)fst01808046 Electronic books. Commentaries. aat Commentaries. fast (OCoLC)fst01423723 Hill, Robert C. (Robert Charles), 1931-2007, translator. Commentary on (work): Bible. Genesis. Fathers of the church ; v. 132. Ebook Library http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4592422 ebrary http://site.ebrary.com/id/11236424 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1281727 JSTOR http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1d8hbgx Project MUSE https://muse.jhu.edu/book/46860/ ProQuest Ebook Central http://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4592422 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL4592422 EBSCOhost EBSC 1281727 Project MUSE MUSE muse55342 YBP Library Services YANK 13068417 56949 56949