208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Theodore, bishop of Mopsuestia, (c.350-428) stands out as the pre-eminent exponent of the School of Antioch’s literal, historical and rational emphases in exegesis and of its staunch defence of Christ’s humanity. At his death, he was hailed as one of the outstanding, prolific biblical theologians of his time. However, after his works and person were later condemned at the Second Council of... Read more

Part 1:  1. Theodore’s Life  2. History of Secondary Literature  3. Theodore’s Exegetical Method  4. Examples of Theodore’s Exegetical Method  5. God’s Indwelling of Good Pleasure  6. Theodore’s Understanding of Hypostasis and Prosopon  7. The Functional Unity of Christ’s Natures  8. Assessment  Part 2:  9. General Introduction to the Texts  10. In Opposition to the Allegorists  11. Commentary on Psalm 8  12. Commentary on the Creation of Adam and Eve  13. Commentary on John’s Gospel  14. Commentary on Philippians 2: 6-11  15. Selections from the Commentaries on Galatians, Ephesians and Colossians  16. On the Incarnation  17. In Opposition to Apollinaris  18. Catechetical Homilies  19. Conciliar Anathemas

Biography

Frederick G. McLeod has a doctorate in Oriental Christian Studies from Rome and is recently retired from St. Louis University’s Department of Theological Studies.

'The author combines detailed scholarship with an accessible style, and so makes the work of this important church Father accessible to a wide readership.'Revd Dr John Binns, Vicar of Great St Mary’s, Cambridge, and an Hon. Canon of Ely Cathedral

'The author combines detailed scholarship with an accessible style, and so makes the work of this important church Father accessible to a wide readership.' Revd Dr John Binns, Church Times

'One would be hard pressed to think of a scholar more qualified than Frederick McLeod to produce a volume for this series on Theodore of Mopsuestia (ca. 350–428). . . In this book McLeod gives an excellent introduction to the thought of Theodore, particularly those aspects of it which scholars continue to debate, and has judiciously chosen to translate texts that help illuminate these issues.' Mark DelCogliano, University of St. Thomas, Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2010.08.21