The Significance of Narrative in Cyril of Alexandria's Exegesis
Scholars have rightly identified the roles of literal/historical interpretation and noetic/spiritual interpretation in Cyril of Alexandria's exegesis of Scripture. This article argues that narrative contributes to both methods by using events in the past to explain Scripture's meaning. He...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2024
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 2024, Volume: 75, Issue: 4, Pages: 635-652 |
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Cyrillus, Alexandrinus 380-444
/ Cyrillus, Alexandrinus 380-444, Contra Iulianum imperatorem
/ Exegesis
/ Bible
/ Holy books
/ Narrativity
/ Spirituality
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| IxTheo Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality HA Bible KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | Scholars have rightly identified the roles of literal/historical interpretation and noetic/spiritual interpretation in Cyril of Alexandria's exegesis of Scripture. This article argues that narrative contributes to both methods by using events in the past to explain Scripture's meaning. He applies concepts established historically by Exodus’ recount of the Israelites’ presence in Egypt to his interpretation of the prophetic books. On the one hand, his literal interpretation draws from the Israelites’ return to idolatry, detailed in Exodus xxxii. On the other hand, his noetic interpretation relates the Egyptians’ oppression of the Israelites detailed in Exodus i to humanity's limitations under the devil. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S002204692400006X |