Syriac and Antiochian Exegesis and Biblical Theology for the 3rd Millennium

The observation that scholarly work on the Bible is of little use to theologians is the starting premise for this volume. As a possible solution to this impasse, the contributors explore the potential insights provided by a distinct tradition of biblical interpretation that has its roots in both the patristic School of Antioch and in the Syriac Fathers, such as Ephrem and Jacob of Sarug, and which has survived and developed in the Churches of the Antiochene Patrimony, such as the Maronite and Syriac. Table of Contents Introduction The Bible in the Hands of Aphrahat the Persian Sage Syriac/Antiochene Exegesis in Saint Ephrem’s Teaching Songs De Paradiso: The ‘Types of Paradise’ in the ‘Treasury of Revelations’ Slouching Towards Antioch: Biblical Exposition in the Syriac Book of Steps Chrysostom on Isaiah: A Paradigm for Hearing Scripture “What Manner of Man?”: Early Syriac Reflections on Adam What do Syriac/Antiochene Exegesis and Textual Criticism have to do with Theology? Psalm 22 in Syriac Tradition Catechetical, Liturgical, and Biblical Implications of the Ḥusoyo in Contemporary Maronite Tradition Rejecting one’s Masters: Theodoret of Cyrus, Antiochene exegesis, and the Patristic mainstream Response from Patristic Theology An Historical Critic’s Response A Pastoral Theologian’s Response