{"product_id":"exposition-of-psalm-118-wilson-pruitt-9798196428814","title":"Exposition of Psalm 118","description":"The first complete English translation of Ambrose's longest work.\u003cp\u003eSaint Ambrose of Milan (c. 339-397) - bishop, statesman, hymnographer, and the man who baptized Augustine - preached the \u003ci\u003eExposition of Psalm 118\u003c\/i\u003e in the closing years of his life. Twenty-two sermons trace, letter by Hebrew letter, the longest psalm in Scripture, the great alphabetic meditation on the law, the word, and the soul's pilgrimage toward God. It is Ambrose's most sustained piece of biblical preaching, and the work in which his pastoral voice, his Neoplatonist learning, and his Latin rhetoric reach their fullest synthesis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite its stature - Augustine quoted it, the medieval West memorized it, and Ambrose himself ranked it among his most important works - the \u003ci\u003eExposition\u003c\/i\u003e has never appeared in a complete English translation. This edition closes that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe translation is made directly from Michael Petschenig's critical Latin text (CSEL 62, Vienna 1913), with reference to Michaela Zelzer's 1999 revision. The English aims to be literal rather than paraphrastic: where Ambrose preaches in long Ciceronian periods, the English preserves the cadence; where he turns abruptly into prayer, the English turns with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis volume includes: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll twenty-two sermons in fresh English translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA scripture index covering 58 biblical books and over 3,000 citations, with page references\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContinuous pagination and running heads designed for study and devotional reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor students of patristics, preachers working through the Psalms, scholars of Latin Christian literature, and any reader who wants to hear one of the great voices of the Western church think aloud about Scripture for nearly five hundred pages - this is the edition that has been missing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTranslated by Wilson Pruitt.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilson Pruitt,Ambrose Of Milan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798196428814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 514\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.15d","brand":"Wilson Pruitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852970012927,"sku":"9798196428814","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/exposition-of-psalm-118-wilson-pruitt-9798196428814","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}