Gregory of Nyssa : homilies on the Song of songs / translated with an introduction and notes by Richard A. Norris Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394.

Contributor:

Norris, Richard A., Jr. (Richard Alfred), 1930-2005, translator, writer of introduction.

Series:

Writings from the Greco-Roman world ; Number 13.

Writings from the Greco-Roman World ; Number 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gregory, of Nyssa, Saint, approximately 335-approximately 394. Commentarius in Canticum canticorum.

Gregory.

Bible. Song of Solomon--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Song of Solomon--Sermons.

Sermons, Greek--Translations into English.

Sermons, Greek.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (573 p.)

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Georgia : SBL Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Gregory of Nyssa's fifteen Homilies on the Song of Songs offer an important resource for the history of Christian biblical exegesis, as well as for the history of Christian ascetical and spiritual teaching, and stand alongside Origen's commentary on the Song as a source for the later interpretative tradition. In addition to offering the original text and an English translation of all fifteen homilies, Norris provides an analysis of the characteristic themes of Gregory's ascetical teaching, emphasizes its connection in his mind with the institution of baptism, and stresses the degree to which Gregory sees the teaching of the Song as addressed not to a special class of believers but to any and all Christians.

Contents:

Introduction: Gregory of Nyssa and his fifteen

Homilies on the Song of Songs

Gregory of Nyssa: background, life and the major writings

The themes, method, and sources of Gregory's interpretation of the song.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-88414-174-8

OCLC:

951595051

Publisher Number:

2027/heb32032 hdl