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Old Testament IX: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon is unavailable, but you can change that!

Of extant commentaries on Ecclesiastes none is so profound as the eight homilies of Gregory of Nyssa, even though they cover only the first three chapters of the book. Joining Gregory among those most frequently excerpted in this volume are Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory the Great, Origen, John Cassian, John Chrysostom, Athanasius, Bede the Venerable and Jerome. Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great...

God, which is the beginning of wisdom, is God’s free gift to us, for which no prior wisdom is necessary (PROSPER OF AQUITAINE). The fear of God can dissolve our human pride (AUGUSTINE), as we practice self-restraint in an effort for something better in life (CLEMENT OF ALEXANDRIA). Wherever God exists, there also God is feared (TERTULLIAN). The fool lacks fear and denies God (THEODORET OF CYR). To fear the Lord is to renounce sin (AMBROSE), but the true source of wisdom is virtuous living (AUGUSTINE).
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