The Early Church Father's

Christopher A. Hall's Reading Scripture with the

Church Fathers (InterVarsit y !""#$ is the %est short introductio n to the su%&ect 'or

(odern )rotestants. Hallunderst ands the *uestions and reser+ations this audience

%rings to this study and he addresses the( help'ully. His %oo, (anages to

retain the li+eliness andpassion o' %oth the people it pro'iles and the contested *uestions it

co+ers.In Spirit o' Early Christian ThoughtSee,ing the Face o' .od (/ale 0112$

Ro%ert 3ouis 4il,en gi+es an account o' early Christian thought and practicethat

is scholarly clear and co(pelling. 4il,en shows how Scripture pro+idedthe church with a dyna(ic

'oundation 'or worship theology and (ission. Hede(onst rates con+incingl y that early

Christian thought is no (ere era o' churchhisto ry %ut a +ital source 'or the church's

continued health.Histo rical Hand%oo, o' 5a&or 6i%lical Interpreters 7onald. 8. 5c8i( ed.

(InterVarsit y !""#$ is a help'ul guide to %i%lical interpretati on through the

whole span o' Christian history e9plaining the contri%utio ns o' the church's(o st nota%le

e9egetes. The %oo, pro+ides a %rie' %iography and historicalint roduction to the

noteworthy wor,s o' each 'igure. It also outlines the (a&orde%at es and contro+ersi eso' each

era includi ng the early church's .nostic crisis and the di+erse(et hodologies o' Eastern

and 4estern interpreters .6oo,s 'ro( the FathersRea ders who want to access

English: language translations o' the Fathers' own writing s will 'ind a nu(%er o' editions

so(e newer and (ore reada%le thanothers. Here are so(e o' the %est culled 'ro( Christopher

A. Hall ReadingScri pture with the Church Fathers and 7onald 8. 5c8i( ed. HistoricalH and%oo, o'

5a&or 6i%lical Interpreters .; IRE<AE=S 7e(onstrat ion o' the Apostolic )reaching

translated %y >. 6ehr (St. Vladi(ir'sS e(inary )ress !""?$. Again st the Heresies

translated in Ante: <icene Fathers +ol. ! (!##@repr.Eerd( ans !"#?$.; ARI.E<Co ((entary

on 5atthew Ante<icene Fathers +ol. B pp. B1": @!0 (Hendric,s on !""B$.Th e Co((entar

y o' Arigen on St. >ohn's .ospel- The Te9t Re+ised with a CriticalIntr oduction

edited %y A. E. 6roo,s (0 +ols.C Ca(%ridge =ni+ersity )ress !#"D$.

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Church +ol. #2.Ho(ilies on 3u,e and Frag(ents on 3u,e edited %y >oseph T. 3ienhard Fatherso'

the Church "B (Catholic =ni+ersity o' A(erica !""D$.The )hilocalia o' Arigen- A Co(pilation o' Selected

)assages 'ro( Angen's 4o r,s 5ade %y St. .regory o' <aFianFus and St. 6asil o'

Caesarea (Edin%urgh - TE T Clar, !"!!$.Selecti ons 'ro( the Co((entar ies and Ho(ilies o'

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Fathers (4est(inst er >ohn8no9 !""@$. 6oth sets include the 'i+e great orations

deli+ered %y .regory inConstanti nople.; 6ASI3 TIlE .REATThe 3etters translated %y Roy

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!"@2 !"D0 !"#D$H .ree, andEnglish. 3etters and Select 4or,s translated with notes

%y 6lo('ield >ac,son <iceneand )ost:<icene Fathers Second Series +ol. #

(Hendric,s on !""B$. Includes theHe9ae( eron which pro+ides a gli(pse o' 6asil's (ethod

and an inde9 to the %i%lical te9ts re'erred to in his letters.; A56RASE AF

5I3A<3ette rs to 6ishops Fathers o' the Church +ol. 0D (The Catholic =ni+ersity o' A(erica

)ress !"#?$. The %est way to %egin e9ploring A(%rose is to read hisletters. Here his

color'ul personality and his interpreti+e (ethods %oth e(erge.; A=.=STI< EChristian

Instruction translated %y >ohn >. .a+igan Fathers o' the Church +ol.0 (The Catholic =ni+ersity

o' A(erica )ress !"B?$. This +olu(e includes

Augustine's e9egesis o' the 'irst chapters o' .enesis.The 3iteral 5eaning o' .enesis 0 +ols.

translated %y >ohn Ha((ond Taylor Anci ent Christian 4riters +ols. B!:B0 ()aulist

)ress !"#0$. Includes Two 6oo,son .enesis Against the 5anicheees and An the

3iteral Interpretati on o' .enesis- An =n'inished 6oo, the heart o' Augustine's e9egetical

wor,.An the )sal(s 0 +ols. translated %y 7a(e Scholastica He%gin and 7a(eFelicit as Corrigan

Ancient Christian 4riters +ols. 0":21 (<ew /or,)aulist)ress !"D1 !"D!$. These treat(ents

are in ser(on 'or(.Tracta tes on the .ospel o' >ohn translated %y >ohn 4. Rettig

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A(erica)re ss !"## !"## !""2 !""B !""@$. This %oo, sheds light on Augustine's <ew Testa(

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Church +ol. " (5ichael .laFer !"##$. Includes 'ascinating correspond ence %etween>er

o(e and Augustine in which they discuss e9egetical *uestions.; THREE 5A7ER< SERIESThe

2#:+olu(e Ancient Christian Co((entar y series (entioned in ourintroduc tion (page

"$ represents %oth a +alua%le tool 'or research teaching andpreachi ng and a

uni*ue Scripture: centered window into the thought o' the Fathers. Its translations (unli,e

those o' so(e earlier editions o' the Fathers' wri tings$ are highly reada%le

and its introductio ns and notes thorough andhelp'ul. )aulist )ress'sClass ics o'

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that pro+ide (ode( translations o' (any se(inalChri stian writers along with critical

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includes se+eral i(portant wor,s 'ro( the early church 'athers.)aul ist's Ancient Christian

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