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Description of  Chrysostom as Exegete Scholarly Traditions and Rhetorical Aims in the Homilies on Genesis (Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae: Texts and Studies of Early Christian Life and Language, 171)

9004469222 pdf This systematic study of Chrysostoms Homilies on Genesis demonstrates the wide-ranging sources and techniques that undergird his exegesis, shedding new light on networks of Biblical learning in Late Antiquity. It shows the relationship between exegetical traditions and ethical evaluation in specific homiletic discourses, highlighting the importance of name and word meanings for Chrysostom.