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Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia's Biblical Exegesis in his Catechetical Homilies
Series: - Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements, Volume: 185
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Re-envisioning Theodore is the first comprehensive study of Theodore of Mopsuestia's biblical interpretation in his
Catechetical Homilies. It challenges the common yet reductionist view of Theodore’s exegetical approach as “historical,” offering a balanced portrayal of this exegete. Theodore is not a slave of his interpretative methodology, and he may omit the exposition of the historical setting of the Bible and introduce elements not present in the biblical narrative.
Re-envisioning Theodore also reveals Theodore’s previously little known exegetical ties with Pro-Nicenes and, through them, with Origen. For the first time, this book shows that his exegesis incorporates Greco-Syrian liturgical imagery.
Sofia Puchkova, Ph.D. (2022), KU Leuven, is a visiting researcher at Durham University. She published numerous articles on Theodore of Mopsuestia, including an entry on this author in
Dictionnaire d’histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques (2024) and translations of his
Homilies into Russian.
Preface
Abbreviations
Note on Translations, Biblical Quotations and References
Introduction
1 The State of Research
2 Methodology and the Plan of the Study
1 Theodore of Mopsuestia and His Works
1 Theodore’s Life and Writing Activity
2 Theodore’s NT Commentaries: Provenance, Genre and Readership
3 Theodore’s Catechetical Homilies
2 Theodore’s Homilies and the Bible
1 How Does Theodore Introduce the Biblical Quotation and Its Exegesis?
2 How Does Theodore Quote the Biblical Text?
3 Why Does He Use the Biblical Quotations?
4 Conclusion: Theodore’s Use of the Bible
3 Theodore’s Exegetical Procedure: The Homilies vs Commentaries
1 Selective vs. Comprehensive and Analytical Approach to the Biblical Text
2 Doctrines vs. Setting
3 “Ignorant Interlocutors”
4 Use of Stylistic Figures
5 Conclusion and Assessments: Overcoming A Genre Bias
4 Theodore’s Exegesis and The Broader Tradition
1 Pro-Nicene Biblical Proofs
2 Greco-Syrian Liturgical Metaphors
3 Baptism as Death and Resurrection: Rom 6:3–6 in Vogue
4 Theodore’s Exegetical Ties with Chrysostom
5 Theodore and Origen
6 Conclusion: Theodore, Pro-Nicenes and Liturgy in Antioch
General Conclusion
Supporting Material: Catalog of Theodore’s Exegesis in the Homilies
Appendix1: A Referential Table to Theodore’s Exegesis According to the Type of Quotation
Appendix2: A Comparative Referential Table of Theodore’s Biblical Exegesis in the Catechetical Homilies and His Other Works
Bibliography
Index
Abbreviations
Note on Translations, Biblical Quotations and References
Introduction
1 The State of Research
2 Methodology and the Plan of the Study
1 Theodore of Mopsuestia and His Works
1 Theodore’s Life and Writing Activity
2 Theodore’s NT Commentaries: Provenance, Genre and Readership
3 Theodore’s Catechetical Homilies
2 Theodore’s Homilies and the Bible
1 How Does Theodore Introduce the Biblical Quotation and Its Exegesis?
2 How Does Theodore Quote the Biblical Text?
3 Why Does He Use the Biblical Quotations?
4 Conclusion: Theodore’s Use of the Bible
3 Theodore’s Exegetical Procedure: The Homilies vs Commentaries
1 Selective vs. Comprehensive and Analytical Approach to the Biblical Text
2 Doctrines vs. Setting
3 “Ignorant Interlocutors”
4 Use of Stylistic Figures
5 Conclusion and Assessments: Overcoming A Genre Bias
4 Theodore’s Exegesis and The Broader Tradition
1 Pro-Nicene Biblical Proofs
2 Greco-Syrian Liturgical Metaphors
3 Baptism as Death and Resurrection: Rom 6:3–6 in Vogue
4 Theodore’s Exegetical Ties with Chrysostom
5 Theodore and Origen
6 Conclusion: Theodore, Pro-Nicenes and Liturgy in Antioch
General Conclusion
Supporting Material: Catalog of Theodore’s Exegesis in the Homilies
Appendix1: A Referential Table to Theodore’s Exegesis According to the Type of Quotation
Appendix2: A Comparative Referential Table of Theodore’s Biblical Exegesis in the Catechetical Homilies and His Other Works
Bibliography
Index
Scholars and post-graduate students in patristics, esp. patristic exegesis and the Antiochene school, in Syriac studies (later Syrian biblical exegesis); libraries of the theology faculties and institutions.