Theodoret of Cyrus: Commentary on the Psalms: Psalms 73

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This volume completes the Commentary on all the Psalms written by Theodoret, bishop of Cyrus, in the decade before the Council of Chalcedon held in 451, “a triumph of Antiochene theology,” in the words of J. N. D. Kelly. The work thus bears the marks of the theological currents of those years, especially as Theodoret was instrumental in convening that Council and was involved in the...

A psalm for David. THE GRACE OF THE ALL-HOLY Spirit offers people not only moral and dogmatic teaching, but also gives precise instruction on the way we ought to sing the praises of the Creator.1 This was the reason he composed this psalm, to be sure, employing as minister blessed David,2 that we should all come to know with which hymns we should make response to the benefactor. Here he recounts the common favors, and portrays the God of all to be both maker and governor of

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