Accs OT: Jeremiah, Lamentations (Ancient Christian Commentary On Scripture: Old Testament Series)
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Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah-from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the Apostolic Fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention...
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Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah-from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the Apostolic Fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr and Jerome who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah and Cyril of Alexandria and Ephrem the Syrian who compiled catenae.
Justin and Irenaeus made use of Jeremiah to define Christians over against Jews. Athanasius made use of him in trinitarian debates. Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Basil the Great and Clement of Alexandria all drew on Jeremiah for ethical exhortation.
Lamentations, as might be expected, quickly became associated with losses and death, notably in Gregory of Nyssa's Funeral Orations on Meletius. By extension the Fathers saw Lamentations as a description of the challenges that face Christians in a fallen world.
Readers will find some ancient authors translated into English here for the first time. This ACCS volume will give you insight and encouragement in the life of faith as seen through ancient pastoral eyes.
"This is a fascinating and absorbing volume in an excellent commentary series." J. Woods, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 35.5 (2011)
"Wenthe's introduction is valuable, and he has provided helpful selections from the fathers." Preaching, January/February 2010
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Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah-from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria and Ephrem the Syrian, who compiled catenae. Justin and Irenaeus made use of Jeremiah to define Christians over against Jews. Athanasius made use of him in trinitarian debates. Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Basil the Great, and Clement of Alexandria all drew on Jeremiah for ethical exhortation. Lamentations, as might be expected, quickly became associated with losses and death, notably in Gregory of Nyssa's Funeral Oration on Meletius. By extension the fathers saw Lamentations as a description of the challenges that face Christians in a fallen world. In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume, readers will find some ancient authors translated into English here for the first time. Throughout they will gain insight and encouragement in the life of faith as seen through ancient pastoral eyes.
PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 533758
- Product Code 9780830843473
- ISBN 0830843477
- EAN 9780830843473
- Pages 373
- Department Academic
- Category Old Testament Commentaries
- Sub-Category Jeremiah
- Publisher Intervarsity Press Usa
- Publication Date Jun 2019
- Sales Rank 61089
- Weight 0.590kg
Dean O Wenthe (Ed)
Dean O. Wenthe (Ph.D., Notre Dame) is the president of Concordia Theological Seminary and professor of exegetical theology. He is the general editor of the Concordia Commentary on Scripture series and associate editor of the Concordia Self-Study Bible and Jeremiah, Lamentations (Old Testament Volume 12, The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture).