Genesis 12-50

Volume 2 Volume 2
Herausgeber: Sheridan, Mark; Oden, Thomas C

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Genesis 12-50 recounts the history of the patriarchs--Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph--and the early fathers used these passages to draw out the spiritual significance of the patriarchal narrative for Christian believers. In this ACCS volume, ancient commentators provide a wealth of ancient wisdom to stimulate the mind and nourish the soul of the church today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: InterVarsity Press
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Juni 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 185mm x 41mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780830843374
• ISBN-10: 083084337X
• Artikelnr.: 60508919

Autorenporträt

Thomas C. Oden (1931-2016) was a pioneering theologian and served as the architect and general editor for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. He was also the general editor of the Ancient Christian Doctrine series and the Ancient Christian Devotional series, as well as a consulting editor for the Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity. A prolific writer and seasoned teacher, Oden also served as the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and was active in the Confessing Movement in America, particularly within the United Methodist Church. Mark Sheridan is a Benedictine monk of Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem and professor emeritus in the Faculty of Theology of the Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo, Rome, where he served as dean of the Faculty of Theology (1998-2005) and Rector Magnificus (2005-2009) of the Athenaeum. Among his publications are Rufus of Shotep: Homilies on the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, and From the Nile to the Rhone and Beyond: Studies in Early Monastic Literature and Scriptural Interpretation. He is a specialist in Coptic language and literature.