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by Cyril Of Alexandria (Author), David R. Maxwell (Translator), Joel C. Elowsky (Editor)
Cyril of Alexandria (ca. 378-444), one of the most brilliant representatives of the Alexandrian theological tradition, is best known for championing the term Theotokos (God-bearer) in opposition to Nestorius of Constantinople. Cyril's great Commentary on John, offered here in the Ancient Christian Text series in two volumes, predates the Nestorian controversy, however, and focuses its theological fire power against Arianism. The commentary, which is addressed to catechists, displays Cyril's breath-taking mastery of the full content of the Bible and his painstaking attention to detail as he seeks to offer practical teaching on the cosmic story of God's salvation.
David Maxwell provides readers with the first complete English translation of the text since the nineteenth century. It rests on Pusey's critical edition of the Greek text and puts on display Cyril's theological interpretation of Scripture and his appeal to the patristic tradition that preceded him. Today's readers will find the commentary an indispensable tool for understanding Cyril's approach to Scripture.
Ancient Christian Texts are new English translations of full-length commentaries or sermon series from ancient Christian authors that allow you to study key writings of the early church fathers in a fresh way.
Author Biography
The Rev. David R. Maxwell (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of systematic theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. His primary research interest is in the early church, particularly the christological controversies of the fourth through sixth centuries. He also works in the field of patristic exegesis. He has contributed an essay to the Brian E. Daley Festschrift edited by Peter Martens in addition to having written several journal articles.
The Rev. Joel C. Elowsky (Ph.D., Drew University) is associate professor of theology at Concordia University Wisconsin and the editor of John 1-10 and John 11-20 in the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, as well as We Believe in the Holy Spirit in the Ancient Christian Doctrine series. He has also edited Marco Conti's translation of Theodore of Mopsuestia's Commentary on the Gospel of John in the Ancient Christian Texts series.
