Commentary on the Twelve Prophets
By: Cyril of Alexandria ; translated by Robert C. Hill
Contributors: Hill, Robert C. 1931-
Series: The Fathers of the church -- v. 115
Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813201153
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- Prophets -- Commentaries
Description: "Cyril, Bishop of Alexandria (412-444), is best known as a protagonist in the christological controversy of the second quarter of the fifth century. Readers may be surprised therefore to find such polemic absent from this early work on the twelve minor prophets of the Old Testament. Indebted to the diverse approaches of Didymus, Jerome, and Theodore, Cyril appears in this work as a balanced commentator, eclectic in his attitude and tolerant of alternative views. Although he displays an occasional uncertainty in his grasp of historical and geographical details, as well as an inclination to verbosity, Cyril has conspicuously influenced the exegesis of his younger contemporary Theodoret of Cyrus, and has made a vital contribution to the development of biblical interpretation in the church."--Publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references
Table of contents: title: v. 1. The commentary on the twelve prophets among Cyril's works; title: Text of the commentary : Cyril's biblical text of The Twelve; title: Cyril's style of commentary; title: Interpreting the Twelve Prophets; title: Theological accents in the commentary; title: Cyril's achievement in the commentary on the twelve prophets; title: Commentary on the twelve prophets; title: Commentary on the prophet Hosea; title: Commentary on the prophet Joel; title: Commentary on the prophet Amos; title: Commentary on the prophet Obadiah; title: Commentary on the prophet Jonah; title: Commentary on the prophet Micah; title: Commentary on the prophet Nahum; title: Commentary on the prophet Habakkuk; title: Commentary on the prophet Zephaniah; title: Commentary on the prophet Haggai; title: Commentary on the prophet Zechariah; title: Commentary on the prophet Malachi