Author : Saint Gregory (of Nazianzus)
Publisher : Popular Patristics Series
ISBN 13 : 9780881414332
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (143 download)
Book Synopsis Poems on Scripture by : Saint Gregory (of Nazianzus)
Download or read book Poems on Scripture written by Saint Gregory (of Nazianzus) and published by Popular Patristics Series. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Patristics Series Volume 46 In recent years the poetry of St Gregory has gained admirers for its verbal artistry, rich theology, and psychological insight. Moreover, the Theologian uses verse to engage in extensive biblical exegesis, a project that can seem absent from his more famous orations and letters. This volume translates selections from Gregory's biblical verse, much of which is appearing in English for the first time, facing the original Greek. The heart of the collection is a group of poems that distill the central teachings of the four Gospels in order to train beginners in an approach to the sacred text according to the model of Gregory himself: as an encounter with the living Word of God, who speaks directly to the Christian audience. Other poems included here, while not explicitly exegetical, witness to Gregory's personalizing approach to meeting Christ in scripture.