Poems on Scripture: 46 (Popular Patristics) - Softcover

Saint, G

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0881414336 ISBN 13: 9780881414332

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S., 2020

Synopsis

Popular Patristics Series Volume 46

In recent years the poetry of St Gregory has gained admirers for its verbal artistry, rich theology, and psychological insight. Moreover, the Theologian uses verse to engage in extensive biblical exegesis, a project that can seem absent from his more famous orations and letters.

This volume translates selections from Gregory's biblical verse, much of which is appearing in English for the first time, facing the original Greek. The heart of the collection is a group of poems that distill the central teachings of the four Gospels in order to train beginners in an approach to the sacred text according to the model of Gregory himself: as an encounter with the living Word of God, who speaks directly to the Christian audience. Other poems included here, while not explicitly exegetical, witness to Gregory's personalizing approach to meeting Christ in scripture.

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About the Author

Brian Dunkle, S.J., is pursuing a doctorate in historical theology at the University of Notre Dame

Edition details

• Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0881414336
• ISBN 13: 9780881414332
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162