Greek Patristic and Eastern Orthodox Interpretations of Romans
Overview
This collection of essays integrates scholarly and scriptural interpretations, Eastern Orthodox biblical scholarship, together with biblical interpretations throughout church history. Unlike the Western interpretations that read Romans in terms of theological anthropology, the Greek Fathers don’t presuppose such a concept. Each of the articles in Greek Patristic and Eastern Orthodox Interpretations of Romans invites Western scholars and students to re-read Paul’s letter with new eyes: with a greater sensitivity to the nuances of the Greek text, an openness to envision what Paul is saying from very different theological and hermeneutical perspectives, and the awareness that the Greek Fathers addressed particular contextual issues of their time.
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- Explores major interpretations of Romans by Greek Fathers
- Provides scholarly and scriptural interpretations
- Basic Principles of Orthodox Biblical Hermeneutics as Rooted in the Greek Fathers’ Interpretation
- How the Essays in this Volume Complement Each Other
- Prosopographic Exegesis and Narrative Logic: Paul, Origen, and Theodoret of Cyrus on Psalm 69:22–23
- Adam, an Image of the Future Economy: Romans 5:14 in the Context of Irenaeus’ Christological Exegesis of Genesis 1:26
- “Being Transformed”: Chrysostom’s Exegesis of the Epistle to the Romans
- St. Paul and the Jews in John Chrysostom’s Commentary on Romans 9–11
- The Voice So Dear to Me: Themes From Romans in Theodore, Chrysostom, and Theodoret
- What Does Proecho Really Echo in Romans 3:9? Re-evaluating Arethas & Photius’ 9th–10th Century Greek Interpretations
- The Interdependency between Destiny, Humankind, and Creation According to Romans 8:18–23: An Orthodox-Patristic Perspective
- Some of the Theological/Hermeneutical, Contextual, and Analytical/Textual Choices Made by Greek Fathers and Eastern Orthodox Interpreters of Romans
Top Highlights
“But, on the other hand, it clearly appears that the Holy Scripture is not the only and not the supreme authority for the early Church. Because, indeed, there is another supreme authority for the early Christians: Jesus Christ Himself. The Scripture has its value and authority only in connection to Christ as supreme authority.” (Page 5)
“II. Interdependency between Human and Nature: a Pauline Perspective; the Hope of Creation” (Page 156)
“This unity between word and sacrament—both rooted in divine silence will probably seem strange and unwarranted to non-Orthodox Christians. The Protestant distinction, even dichotomy, between word and sacrament, preaching and liturgy, proclamation and celebration, is foreign to Orthodox theology.39 A purely ‘verbal’ understanding of the word has reduced the concept of the ‘Word of God’ to the canonical Scriptures or even to the sermon. But the scriptural word is not necessarily self-revealing (cf. Luke 18:34). Even Christ’s own words are not automatically self-revealing, and that explains why he invariably links proclamation of ‘good-news’ of the Kingdom with concrete, material signs that reveal the deeper meaning and confirm the truth of his words.” (Page 11)
“‘If some new question arises about which one has not made a decision, it is necessary to turn to the opinions of the Holy Fathers, at least to those who, in their time and place, stayed in unity of communion and of faith and were considered recognized masters. And all that they could sustain in unity of thought and feeling is necessary to be considered, without doubt and hesitation, the true and universal doctrine of the Church.’” (Page 1)
- Vasile Mihoc
- Daniel Patte
- Matthew W. Bates
- Steven DiMattei
- Archbishop Demetrios
- George Kalantzis
- Bruce Lowe
- Stelian Tofana
- Title: Greek Patristic and Eastern Orthodox Interpretations of Romans
- Editors: Daniel Patte and Vasile Mihoc
- Series: Romans Through History & Culture
- Publisher: T&T Clark
- Publication Date: 2013
- Pages: 224
- Resource Type: Monographs
- Topic: Romans
Daniel Patte teaches at Vanderbilt University and is the author of The Challenge of Discipleship and Discipleship According to the Sermon on the Mount, and an editor of Engaging Augustine on Romans, Gender, Tradition, and Romans: Shared Ground, Uncertain Borders, Reading Israel in Romans: Legitimacy and Plausibility of Divergent Interpretations and the experimental journal Semeia.
Vasile Mihoc is a professor of New Testament at Facultatea de Teologie “Andrei Saguna” in Romania.
Reviews
1 rating
Michael Bremner
6/27/2014
David J. Wilson
5/2/2014
When should we expect to see the other volumes in this "Romans through History and Culture Series" ? (seems we have volumes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 9 but not the others... )
