Jeremiah & Lamentations: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT Volume 12 [ACCS]
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Jeremiah & Lamentations: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT Volume 12 [ACCS]

IVP Academic / 2009 / Hardcover

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The weeping prophet proclaimed his message of repentance for four long decades. Here are illuminating commentaries of Jeremiah by Origen, Jerome, Theodoret of Cyr, and others. Typically associated with grief, Lamentations was also viewed by the apostolic fathers as depicting the Christian's challenges in a fallen world. Includes ancient works translated into English for the first time. 384 pages, hardcover from InterVarsity.

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Title: Jeremiah & Lamentations: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, OT Volume 12 [ACCS]
By: Edited by Dean O. Wenthe
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 384
Vendor: IVP Academic
Publication Date: 2009
Dimensions: 10.00 X 7.00 (inches)
Weight: 2 pounds 3 ounces
ISBN: 0830814825
ISBN-13: 9780830814824
Series: Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture
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Jeremiah, the weeping prophet, prophesied for four decades under the last five kings of Judah—from 627 to 587 B.C. His mission: a call to repentance. Among the apostolic fathers, Jeremiah was rarely cited, but several later authors give prominent attention to him, including Origen, Theodoret of Cyr, and Jerome, who wrote individual commentaries on Jeremiah, and Cyril of Alexandria and Ephrem the Syrian, who compiled catenae.

Justin and Irenaeus made use of Jeremiah to define Christians over against Jews. Athanasius made use of him in trinitarian debates. Cyril of Jerusalem, Irenaeus, Basil the Great, and Clement of Alexandria all drew on Jeremiah for ethical exhortation.

Lamentations, as might be expected, quickly became associated with losses and death, notably in Gregory of Nyssa's Funeral Oration on Meletius. By extension the fathers saw Lamentations as a description of the challenges that face Christians in a fallen world.

In this Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture volume, readers will find some ancient authors translated into English here for the first time. Throughout they will gain insight and encouragement in the life of faith as seen through ancient pastoral eyes.

Author Bio

Dean O. Wenthe (PhD, Notre Dame) is the president of Concordia Theological Seminary and professor of exegetical theology. He is the general editor of the Concordia Commentary on Scripture series and associate editor of the Concordia Self-Study Bible.


Thomas C. Oden (1931–2016) was a pioneering theologian and served as the architect and general editor for the Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture. He was also the general editor of the Ancient Christian Doctrine series and the Ancient Christian Devotional series, as well as a consulting editor for the Encyclopedia of Ancient Christianity. A prolific writer and seasoned teacher, Oden also served as the director of the Center for Early African Christianity at Eastern University in Pennsylvania and was active in the Confessing Movement in America, particularly within the United Methodist Church.

Editorial Reviews

"This is a fascinating and absorbing volume in an excellent commentary series." -- J. Woods, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 35.5 (2011)

"Wenthe's introduction is valuable, and he has provided helpful selections from the fathers." -- Preaching, January/February 2010

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