Commentary on John

by Cyril of Alexandria, David R. Maxwell (Translator), Elowsky, Joel C. (Editor)

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780830829118
Publisher:	InterVarsity Press
Publication date:	01/07/2013
Series:	Ancient Christian Texts , #1
Pages:	407
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

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.

Volume EditorThe Rev. Joel C. Elowsky (Ph.D., Drew University) has served as operations manager for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and is the volume editor for its two volumes on John's Gospel. He is executive director of the Center for Early African Christianity and executive editor for the Works of Early African Christianity, and has served as adjunct professor of religion at Drew University.General EditorThomas C. Oden, formerly the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at The Theological School, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey, is the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. The author of numerous books, including a highly regarded three-volume systematic theology, he also serves as a general editor for Ancient Christian Texts and as director of the Center for Early African Christianity.

Table of Contents

General Introduction
Translator's Introduction
Chapter Headings

Commentary on John
Book One
Book Two
Book Three
Book Four
Book Five

Subject Index
Scripture Index