The Minor Prophets as Christian scripture in the commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria
This work compares the Minor Prophets commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria, isolating the role each interpreter assigns the Twelve Prophets in their ministry to Old Testament Israel and the texts of the Twelve as Christian scripture.
| Summary: | This work compares the Minor Prophets commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria, isolating the role each interpreter assigns the Twelve Prophets in their ministry to Old Testament Israel and the texts of the Twelve as Christian scripture. Cover -- The Minor Prophets as Christian Scripture in the Commentaries of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Cyril of Alexandria -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Theodore and Cyril in Context -- CYRIL AGAINST THEODORE -- THE TWELVE BETWEEN TWO TESTAMENTS -- ANTIOCH AND ALEXANDRIA -- THEODORE AND CYRIL AS INTERPRETERS OF THE PROPHETS -- Theodore of Mopsuestia (c.350-428) -- Setting of Theodore's Commentary on the Twelve Prophets -- Theodore's Place in the Commentary Tradition -- Cyril of Alexandria (c.378-444) -- Early Episcopal Years -- Setting of Cyril's Commentary on the Twelve -- Cyril's Place in the Commentary Tradition -- An Episcopal Commentator -- Theodore, Cyril, and the "Schools" -- PLAN OF STUDY -- Part I: One Divine Economy in Two Testaments -- 1: A Nexus of Commentators on the Twelve: Theodore and Cyril's Defense of Historia -- THE COMMENTARIES OF DIDYMUS AND JEROME -- THEODORE'S COMMENTARY IN LIGHT OF DIDYMUS AND JEROME -- CYRIL'S COMMENTARY IN LIGHT OF DIDYMUS AND JEROME -- CONCLUSION -- Part II: The Ministry of the Twelve Prophets to Old Testament Israel -- 2: Theodore of Mopsuestia: The Twelve within the First Age -- THE PROPHETS PREDICT FUTURE EVENTS WITHIN THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL -- THE PROPHETS RECALL ISRAEL TO OBEDIENCE -- THE PROPHETS REVEAL GOD AS THE ONE, ETERNAL CREATOR -- Progressive Revelation in Theodore's Commentary on the Twelve -- Implications for Theodore's Interpretation of Prophecy -- Attributes -- THE PROPHETS CREATE MESSIANIC ANTICIPATION -- Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in the New Testament -- Foundational Old Testament Promises -- New Testament Prophecies in the Minor Prophets -- Pentecost: Joel 2:28-32 -- Messianic prophecies: Micah 5:2, Amos 9:11-12, Zechariah 9:9-10 -- The Prophets Generate Messianic Expectation within Old Testament Israel. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (281 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0192559443 |