Doctrinal Reading Athanasius and Gregory of Nyssa on the Wisdom of Proverbs 8 Spiritual Interpretation and Christian Doctrine From Origen to Eusebius Athanasius: Interpretive Strategies Athanasius: Exegesis 1 and 2 Gregory of Nyssa: Turning the Peacock Gregory of Nyssa: Christ Created, Established, and Born in Us Reading Wisdom Sacramentally Conclusion 8. Harmonious Reading Clement of Alexandria, Athanasius, Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, and Augustine on the Music of the Psalms Tuning People with the Psalms Harmony in the Platonic Tradition Harmony in the Early Church Restoring Harmony: Virtue and Emotions in the Psalms Harmony with the Voice of Christ Gregory of Nyssa on the Order of the Psalms Conclusion 7. Incarnational Reading Origen on the Historical Narrative of Joshua Allegory and Event Origen's Polemical Context Scripture as Incarnate Logos Mysterii video sacramentum History's Rightful Place From History to Spirit: Biblical Rationale Conclusion 6. Other Reading Melito of Sardis and Origen on the Passover of Exodus 12 The Exodus: Allegory as Arbitrary Reading? Typology in Scripture Melito of Sardis, On Pascha Origen, Treatise on the Passover Conclusion 5. Hospitable Reading Origen and Chrysostom on the Theophany of Genesis 18 Interpretation as Hospitality Origen: The Son of God at Mamre Origen: Hospitality as Allegory Chrysostom: Divine Condescension at Mamre and in Scripture Chrysostom: Hospitality as Interpersonal Moral Virtue Conclusion 4. Literal Reading Gregory of Nyssa and Augustine on the Creation Accounts of Genesis Patristic Interest in Reading by the Letter Gregory of Nyssa, On the Making of Man Gregory's Literal Reading as Theological Augustine's Turn to Literal Exegesis Theological Literalism in Saint Augustine Conclusion 3. Patristic Reading The Church Fathers on Sacramental Reading of Scripture Scripture as Sacrament Metaphysics and Hermeneutics: Origen, Hobbes, and Spinoza Sacramental Reading in Origen: Discerning Heavenly Patterns Irenaeus's Recapitulation as Sacramental Reading Retrieving Sacramental Reading: Meaning, Virtue, Progress, and Providence Conclusion 2. Combining detailed scholarly insight with clear, compelling prose, this book makes a unique contribution to contemporary interest in theological interpretation. Leading theologian Hans Boersma discusses numerous sermons and commentaries of the church fathers to show how they regarded Christ as the treasure hidden in the field of the Old Testament and explains that the church today can and should retrieve the sacramental reading of the early church.
Christianity Today Book Award Winner This work argues that the heart of patristic exegesis is the attempt to find the sacramental reality (real presence) of Christ in the Old Testament Scriptures.
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