Reading the Old Testament in Antioch

In the crucial years between the councils of Nicea and Chalcedon, the ecclesiastical district of Antioch was graced by the likes of John Chrysostom, Diodore, Theodore, and Theodoret, Old Testament scholars whose particular take on the text (and their reliance on the Greek) influenced generations of readers. Hill (Bible and theology, Australian Catholic U.) describes the tradition of the faith in Antioch and the history of the canon there, Antioch's unique concept of spiritual revelation, its exegetical skills and resources, its take on commentary and the process of interpretation, and the pastoral and spiritual guidance that resulted from this singular form of interpretation. Hill also assesses the influence of Antioch's approach. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR