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    Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon

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    Among the Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon. To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament they were quick to find types and intimations of Christ and his church which would make the ancient Word relevant to the Christians of their day.

    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 and Cyril of Jerusalem lead a cast of other less frequently cited fathers, and then there remains a large cast of supporting players, some of whose work is translated here into English for the first time.

    This volume edited by J. Robert Wright thus offers a rich trove of wisdom on Wisdom for the enrichment of the church today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherIVP Academic
    Release dateMar 19, 2014
    ISBN9780830897346
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      An excellent compendium of comments made by early Christians regarding or involving Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon.Comments are provided from various individuals from the 2nd century through the early 8th century from commentaries, sermons, exhortations, and other texts. The introduction sets forth the purpose of the project and the nature of the comments from the early Christians-- how they viewed the text and used it in their work. There are helpful indices and description of the various authors cited at the end of the book.This book is quite beneficial for understanding this aspect of the history of interpretation of these three books along with the early Christian understanding of them. If you ever wondered how the early Christians interpreted the Song as a description of Christ and the church, you can see how they stretched the images through the comments collected in this book. This book is of great value in deep study of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and/or the Song of Solomon.