{"product_id":"proverbs-ecclesiastes-song-of-solomon-volume-9-volume-9-hardcover","title":"Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon: Volume 9 Volume 9 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Robert Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eThomas C. Oden\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmong the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon were all thought by the early church fathers to have derived from the hand of Solomon.\u003c\/b\u003e To their minds the finest wisdom about the deeper issues of life prior to the time of God's taking human form in Jesus Christ was to be found in these books. As in all the Old Testament, they were quick to find types and intimations of Christ and his church that would make the ancient Word relevant to the Christians of their day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf extant commentaries on Ecclesiastes none are so profound as the eight homilies of Gregory of Nyssa, even though they cover only the first three chapters of the book. Joining Gregory among those most frequently excerpted in this volume are Augustine, Ambrose, Gregory the Great, Origen, John Cassian, John Chrysostom, Athanasius, Bede the Venerable, and Jerome. Gregory of Nazianzus, Basil the Great, and Cyril of Jerusalem lead a cast of other less frequently cited fathers, and then there remains a large cast of supporting players, some of whose work is translated here into English for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume offers a rich trove of wisdom on Wisdomfor the enrichment of the church today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas C. Oden (1931-2016), was the general editor of the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture and the Ancient Christian Doctrine series as well as the author of \u003ci\u003eClassic Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, a revision of his three-volume systematic theology. His books also include \u003ci\u003eThe African Memory of Mark\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEarly Libyan Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHow Africa Shaped the Christian Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and he also served as the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology at the Graduate School and The Theological School of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Robert Wright (DPhil, Oxford University) is St. Mark's Professor of Ecclesiastical History at General Theological Seminary in New York. He has written or edited several books focused on history and spirituality in the Episcopal Church, including \u003ci\u003eHandbook of American Orthodoxy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrayer Book Spiritualit\u003c\/i\u003ey, \u003ci\u003eA Communion of Communions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLift High the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 494\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.52 x 10.22 x 7.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50346103013613,"sku":"9780830814794","price":86.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/Ml5158Sy9N9780830814794.webp?v=1785219377","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/proverbs-ecclesiastes-song-of-solomon-volume-9-volume-9-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}