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This work argues that the heart of patristic exegesis is the attempt to find the sacramental reality (real presence) of Christ in the Old Testament Scriptures. Leading theologian Hans Boersma discusses numerous sermons and commentaries of the church fathers to show how they regarded Christ as the treasure hidden in the field of the Old Testament and explains that the church today can and should...

This book is about the church fathers’ sacramental reading of Scripture. The main argument is that they saw the Scriptures as a sacrament and read them accordingly. In this introductory chapter I want to explain in broad terms what this claim entails. I have long been convinced that the notion of sacrament should not be limited to the ecclesial rites of baptism and Eucharist. My Christian Platonist convictions
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