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| Other authors / contributors: | Hicks, Jonathan (Jonathan Douglas), 1984- editor, translator.
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| ISBN: | 9781514006047
1514006049
9781514006054
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| Notes: | Translation of a Greek manuscript known as Eis Psalmous discovered in 1941 near the ruins of an ancient monastery dedicated to Saint Arsenius the Great.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Summary: | "The Lord shepherds me, and nothing will be lacking for me. In a place of tender grass, there he causes me to encamp." In his reading of Psalm 23, early Christian theologian Didymus the Blind perceived the comfort that is provided only by Christ, the good shepherd: "The disciples of Christ who have become perfect in his instruction . . . do not simply hear a voice, but they are familiar with the teacher himself." Born around the year when the Edict of Milan legalized Christianity, Didymus the Blind (ca. 313-398) lost his sight due to an illness at a young age. He nevertheless excelled at learning and became a defender of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism. Over the course of his career, he wrote numerous theological treatises and exegetical works. Though some of his theological speculations would later earn the ire of the Second Council of Constantinople, Didymus was also a careful exegete of Scripture. This Ancient Christian Texts volume presents Didymus's lectures on portions of the Psalms as they were originally presented to his students. Here readers can learn at the feet of this early Christian teacher and find comfort in the Word of God. --
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| Other form: | Online version: Didymus, the Blind, approximately 313-approximately 398. Lectures on the Psalms Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2024] 9781514006054
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