Greek Commentaries on Revelation by Oecumenius

Greek Commentaries on Revelation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780830829088)

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Greek Commentaries on Revelation by Oecumenius

Greek Commentaries on Revelation

$70.00
Greek Commentaries on Revelation by Oecumenius

Greek Commentaries on Revelation

$70.00
Format: Hardcover
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The Eastern church gives little evidence of particular interest in the book of Revelation. Oecumenius of Isauria's commentary on the book is the earliest full treatment in Greek and dates only from the early sixth century. Along with Oecumenius's commentary, only that of Andrew of Caesarea (dating from the same era and often summarizing Oecumenius before offering a contrary opinion) and that of Arethas of Caesarea four centuries later provide any significant commentary from within the Greek tradition.

William Weinrich renders a particular service to readers interested in ancient commentary on the Apocalypse by translating in one volume the two early sixth-century commentaries. Because of the two interpreters' often differing understandings, readers are exposed not only to early dialogue on the meaning and significance of the book for the faith and life of the church, but also to breadth of interpretation within the unity of the faith the two shared.

Ancient Christian Texts are new English translations of full-length commentaries or sermon series from ancient Christian authors that allow you to study key writings of the early church fathers in a fresh way.



Author: Oecumenius, Andrew of Caesarea
ISBN-10: 0830829083
ISBN-13: 9780830829088
Publisher: IVP Academic
Language: English
Published: 03/09/2011
Pages: 212
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.54lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.30w x 1.10d
By Oecumenius
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Thomas C. Oden (1931-2016), was the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the Ancient Christian Doctrine series as well as the author of Classic Christianity, a revision of his three-volume systematic theology. He was the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and he served as the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Oden was active in the Confessing Movement in America, particularly within the United Methodist Church and was president of The Institute for Classical Christian Studies. He suggested that Christians need to rely upon the wisdom of the historical Church, particularly the early Church, rather than on modern scholarship and theology and said his mission was "to begin to prepare the postmodern Christian community for its third millennium by returning again to the careful study and respectful following of the central tradition of classical Christianity."


William C. Weinrich (D.Theol., Basel) has served as rector of the Luther Academy, theological seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia, and professor of early church history and patristic studies at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He edited Revelation in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.

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