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Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church: An Historical Introduction to Patristic Exegesis is unavailable, but you can change that!

A comprehensive historical survey of patristic exegesis. Simonetti examines the changing understanding of the word of God in the early Church, and describes the individual authors and “schools” which were active in this development. First there is a study of the role of Scripture in the infant Church. Simonetti describes the use of Scripture in orthodox circles, drawing comparisons from the...

Christianity, like Judaism, is a religion of the Book. In it, Holy Scripture, regarded as the fruit of divine revelation for the good of the Church, occupies an absolutely fundamental place: every action in the life of the community, collective or individual, from doctrine to discipline and worship, should be shaped by it. At the same time, Scripture is a complex of writings diverse in subject matter, form, and date, and sometimes inaccessible
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