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ebookImitating God in Christ
Recapturing a Biblical Pattern
by Jason B. Hood
Should we imitate Jesus? Some Christians answer with a cheerful "Yes," seeing it as the sum of the Christian life. Others believe we should rely on the work of Christ alone, throwing off any hint of the moralism or "works righteousness" they associate with imitating Jesus. Jason Hood takes us on a tour of what the Bible has to say about imitating Jesus. He draws our attention to what Paul told ...
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ebookColossians, 1-2 Thessalonians, 1-2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon
Volume 9
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Peter J. Gorday
General Editor Thomas C. OdenChristianity Today Book of the Year
For the early church fathers, certain passages in the shorter letters of St. Paul proved particularly important in doctrinal disputes and practical church matters. Pivotal in controversies with the Arians and the Gnostics, the most commented-on christological text in these letters was Colossians 1:15-20, where Jesus ...
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ebookMatthew 14-28
Volume 1B
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Manlio Simonetti
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Gospel of Matthew stands out as a favorite biblical text among patristic commentators. The patristic commentary tradition on Matthew begins with Origen's pioneering twenty-five-volume commentary on the First Gospel in the mid-third century. In the Latin-speaking West, where commentaries did not appear until about a century later, the first commentary on Matthew was written by Hilary of Poitiers ...
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ebookMatthew 1-13
Volume 1A
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Manlio Simonetti
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Gospel of Matthew stands out as a favorite biblical text among patristic commentators. The patristic commentary tradition on Matthew begins with Origen's pioneering twenty-five-volume commentary on the First Gospel in the mid-third century. In the Latin-speaking West, where commentaries did not appear until about a century later, the first commentary on Matthew was written by Hilary of Poitiers ...
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ebookMark
Volume 2
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Thomas C. Oden
General Editor Thomas C. Oden
Edited by Christopher A. HallChristianity Today Book Award Winner
The early church valued the Gospel of Mark for its preservation of the apostolic voice and gospel narrative of Peter. Yet the early church fathers very rarely produced sustained commentary on Mark. This brisk-paced and robust little Gospel, so much enjoyed by modern readers, was overshadowed in the minds of the fathers by the magisterial ...
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ebookLuke
Volume 3
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Arthur Just Jr.
General Editor Thomas C. OdenFor the church fathers the Gospels did not serve as resources for individual analysis and academic study. They were read and heard and interpreted within the worshiping community. They served as sources for pastoral counsel and admonition for those who were committed to the Way. Although Matthew and John were generally the preferred Gospels, Luke, because of his particular interests and unique contributions, ...
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ebookJohn 1-10
Volume 4A
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Joel C. Elowsky
General Editor Thomas C. OdenThe Gospel of John was beloved by the early church, much as it is today, for its spiritual insight and clear declaration of Jesus' divinity. Clement of Alexandria indeed declared it the "spiritual Gospel." Early disputers with heretics such as Cerinthus and the Ebionites drew upon the Gospel of John to refute their heretical notions and uphold the full deity of Christ, and this Gospel more than ...
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ebookGalatians, Ephesians, Philippians
Volume 8
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Mark J. Edwards
General Editor Thomas C. OdenPaul's letters to the Galatians, Ephesians, and Philippians have struck an indelible impression on Christian tradition and piety. The doctrines of Christ, of salvation, and of the church all owe their profiles to these letters. And for patristic interpreters, who read Scripture as a single book and were charged with an insatiable curiosity regarding the mysteries of the Godhead, ...
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ebookHebrews
Volume 10
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Erik M. Heen and Philip D. W. Krey
General Editor Thomas C. OdenDistinctive in form, content, and style, the epistle to the Hebrews offers a profound high Christology and makes an awe-inspiring contribution to our understanding of Jesus as our High Priest. The earliest extant commentary on the letter comes to us in thirty-four homilies from John Chrysostom. These homilies serve to anchor the excerpts chosen by the editors of this volume because ...
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ebookJames, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude
Volume 11
Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Gerald L. Bray
General Editor Thomas C. OdenChristianity Today Award of Merit winner
Because the Catholic Epistles focus on orthodox faith and morals, the Fathers drew on them as a means of defense against the rising challenge of heretics. Many of the Fathers saw in these letters anticipatory attacks on Marcion and strong defenses against the Arians. They did so quite naturally because in their ...
