{"product_id":"9780962253621","title":"The Lament of Eve","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you learned to appreciate the Holy Fathers in \u003ci\u003eThe Bible and the Holy Fathers for Orthodox \u003c\/i\u003eand in \u003ci\u003eGrace for Grace: The Psalter and the Holy Fathers\u003c\/i\u003e, you will want to read \u003ci\u003eThe Lament of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e. This book offers a compunctionate Lament by our ancestress, Eve, directed to her progeny in her old age. The Lament is entirely based upon commentary by early Church Fathers on sections of the Book of Genesis, Chapters 1 through 5 (Septuagint). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Prologue provides commentary from Sts Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, Gregory of Nazianzus, Symeon the New Theologian, Gregory of Nyssa, Didymus the Blind, Irenaeus and others. \u003ci\u003eThe Lament of Eve\u003c\/i\u003e follows in simple style for easy rending and presentation for both elementary and advanced Bible Study. Annotations key the more significant statements to their patristic sources. Many surprising and thought-provoking insights are included to spark lively discussions at spiritual retreats and Lenten get-togethers on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The creation and dignity of men and women; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The image and likeness of God and theosis; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Mankind's stewardship of the earth; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Propagation before and after the Fall; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The fall, the reasons for the expulsion from Paradise and the sentence of mortality; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The offerings of Cain and Abel; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e God's love and providence and His primacy in our lives; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The new generations starting with Seth; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The disappearance of Enoch. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn Epilogue in three inspiring parts develops the themes of love, hope, salvation, resurrection, restoration and theosis through Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Vladimir's Seminary Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029043527920,"sku":"9780962253621","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780962253621","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}