Genesis Didymus the Blind approximately 313-approximately 398 creator author. Hill, Robert C. (Robert Charles) 1931-2007 translator. text bibliography Electronic books. Commentaries. Commentaries. dcu 2016 monographic eng grc 1 online resource (xii, 235 pages). "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." Chapter SeventeenIndices; Index of Proper Names; Index of Holy Scripture. Didymus the Blind ; translated by Robert C. Hill. Text in English, translated from the original Greek. Introduction and notes in English. Includes bibliographical references (pages xi-xii) and indexes. Commentaries Early works to 1800 the Blind Didymus approximately 313-approximately 398 Criticism, interpretation, etc History Early church, ca. 30-600 RELIGION Biblical Studies Old Testament RELIGION Agnosticism BS1235 .D4913 2016eb 222/.1107 9780813228464 0813228468 22573/ctt1d8p0s0 JSTOR http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4592422 http://site.ebrary.com/id/11236424 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1281727 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1d8hbgx https://muse.jhu.edu/book/46860/ http://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4592422 http://public.eblib.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4592422 http://site.ebrary.com/id/11236424 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1281727 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1d8hbgx https://muse.jhu.edu/book/46860/ http://public.ebookcentral.proquest.com/choice/publicfullrecord.aspx?p=4592422 N$T 160712 20200709060459.0 ocn953459107 eng