Old Testament XII: Jeremiah, Lamentations
Overview
Among the Apostolic Fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr and Jerome who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah and Cyril of Alexandria and Ephrem the Syrian who compiled catenae. Justin and Irenaeus made use of Jeremiah to define Christians over against Jews. Athanasius made use of him in trinitarian debates. Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Basil the Great and Clement of Alexandria all drew on Jeremiah for ethical exhortation.
Top Highlights
“is a broken spirit. A smell of sweet savor to the Lord is a heart that glorifies him that made it” (Page 69)
“The saint does not look for rest but for tribulation.” (Page 121)
“As I live, says the Lord, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live” (Page 287)
“For the temple of the Lord is there where the true faith dwells, in holy living and the chorus of all the virtues” (Page 65)
“Jeremiah’s signature was a call to repentance. God’s definition of his mission was clear.” (Page xx)
- Title: Old Testament XII: Jeremiah, Lamentations
- Author: Dean O. Wenthe
- Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture (Rev.)
- Publisher: IVP
- Print Publication Date: 2009
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Era: era:nicene
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Bible. O.T. Jeremiah › Commentaries; Bible. O.T. Lamentations › Commentaries
- ISBNs: 9780830897377, 9780830814824, 0830897372, 0830814825
- Resource ID: LLS:ACCSREVOT12
- Resource Type: Bible Commentary
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T19:05:17Z