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Tag: Theodoret

  • Theodoret of Cyrus on the Ark of the Covenant in Psalm 132

    Theodoret of Cyrus, Commentary on the Psalms, vol. 2, Robert C. Hill, trans., pp. 307-08: (5) Rise up, O Lord, to your rest (v. 8). They call worship according to the Law God’s rising up–not that he is in need of it or finds satisfaction in it, but he welcomes the piety of the offerers. They…

  • The Tetragrammaton in the Early Church Fathers (with bonus material)

    In the patristic period (AD 70, upon the destruction of Jerusalem, to AD 749, the death of John Damascene), three fathers, in five places, provided a Greek transliteration of the tetragrammaton.  The term “tetragrammaton,” however appears to have been used even before Christ by Philo, in his “Life of Moses.”  Philo seems to indicate that…

  • Church Fathers on Jesus' Status as "Without Mother"

    Ambrose (A.D. 337 – 397) writes: “He it is Who is without mother according to His Godhead …” (On the Mysteries, Chapter 8, Section 4 Theodoret (A.D. 393 – 457) writes: “On account of this difference of term He is said by the divine Paul to be “without father, without mother, without descent, having neither…

  • Footnote to the Perspicuity Discussion – Liberius' Lapse and Athanasius the non-Papist

    Roman Catholic David Waltz has chimed in with his two cents on the exceedingly minor issue of whether or not Athanasius might have been mocking Liberius when he (Athanasius) mentioned “the eunuchs of Constantius” (link to Waltz’s piece). I had even stated in my original post, “But that’s an aside.” (link to my original post).…