Reception of the Book of Jonah in the exegesis of Theodore of Mopsuestia

The first commentary on the Book of Jonah, which was preserved in its entirety, was compiled by Theodore of Mopsuestia (350–428). As a typical representative of the Antiochene tradition, Theodore insisted on the historical sense of the text. Reconstruction of a wider frame narrative is one of the ke...

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Subtitles:Die Rezeptionsgechichte des Jona-Buches in christlicher Literatur
Main Author: Kubat, Rodoljub S. 1969- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Ed. Dehoniane 2020
In: Annali di storia dell'esegesi
Year: 2020, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 73-88
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jonah / Reception / Theodorus, Mopsuestenus 352-428
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
Further subjects:B Book of Jonah
B Human Cognition
B Biblical Theology
B Theodore of Mopsuestia
B Reception History
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Summary:The first commentary on the Book of Jonah, which was preserved in its entirety, was compiled by Theodore of Mopsuestia (350–428). As a typical representative of the Antiochene tradition, Theodore insisted on the historical sense of the text. Reconstruction of a wider frame narrative is one of the key moments of Theodore’s Commentary. Reconstruction of context on the basis of the text is a further characteristics of Theodore’s exegesis. Almost in Kantian spirit, Theodore rationally limits the possibility of human cognition. He touches the limit human reason can reach with his exegesis. The analysis of the text ends where the power of reasoning ceases, but this opens a new perspective. That is the existential space for the faith.
ISSN:1120-4001
Contains:Enthalten in: Annali di storia dell'esegesi