{"product_id":"exodus-leviticus-numbers-deuteronomy-ancient-christian-commentary-on-scripture-old-testament-volume-iii-9780830814732","title":"Exodus  Leviticus  Numbers  Deuteronomy (Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture: Old Testament  Volume III)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom its inception the church has always had a Biblethe Jewish Scriptures. But Christians have not read these Scriptures in the same way the Jews did. They have read them in the light of what God did in Jesus the Christ. Thus theJewish Scriptures became for Christian readers the Old Testament. This Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume on Exodus through Deuteronomy bears ample witness to this new way of reading these ancient texts. Among the earliest interpreters whose works remain extant is Origen  who virtually single-handedly assured the Old Testament a permanent place within the Christian church through his extensive commentary and reflection. His twenty-seventh homily on Numbers is particularly noteworthy for his interpretation of the forty-two stopping places in the desert wanderings as the forty-two stages of growth in the spiritual life. Among Greek-speaking interpreters  this current volume draws widely on John Chrysostom  Clement of Alexandria  Basil the Great  Gregory of Nazianzus  Gregory of Nyssa  Cyril of Alexandria  Theodoret of Cyr  and John of Damascus. Among Latin-speaking interpreters  quotations from Augustine  Ambrose  Jerome  Paterius  Caesarius of Arles  Cassiodorus  and Isidore are found in abundance. Ephrem and Aphrahat are represented among Syriac speakers. Numerous other interpreters are present from each grouping. Varied in texture and nuance  the interpretations included in this volume display a treasure house of ancient wisdom  some appearing here in English translation for the first time  speaking with eloquence and intellectual acumen to the church today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647650619445,"sku":"ByrdShop_0830814736","price":35.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780830814732.jpg?v=1781696971","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/exodus-leviticus-numbers-deuteronomy-ancient-christian-commentary-on-scripture-old-testament-volume-iii-9780830814732","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}