Commentary on the Minor Prophets
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Commentary on the Minor Prophets is a biblical exegesis work by Theodore of Mopsuestia that offers detailed theological and historical interpretation of the twelve minor prophetic books of the Old Testament.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commentary on the Minor Prophets canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical commentary
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exegetical work ⓘ theological work ⓘ |
| aim |
to explain historical background of prophetic texts
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to provide theological interpretation of the Twelve ⓘ |
| approach |
historical-grammatical exegesis
ⓘ
literal interpretation with limited allegory ⓘ |
| associatedWith | School of Antioch ⓘ |
| author | Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical context of prophecy
ⓘ
literal sense of Scripture ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Book of Amos
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Book of Habakkuk ⓘ Book of Haggai ⓘ Book of Hosea ⓘ Book of Joel ⓘ Book of Jonah ⓘ Book of Malachi ⓘ Book of Micah ⓘ Book of Nahum ⓘ Book of Obadiah ⓘ Book of Zechariah ⓘ Book of Zephaniah ⓘ |
| genre | patristic commentary ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 4th to early 5th century ⓘ |
| influenced | later Christian exegesis of the Minor Prophets ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antiochene school of theology
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surface form:
Antiochene hermeneutics
|
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| partOf | corpus of Theodore of Mopsuestia ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Syriac and Greek Christian milieu ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Commentary on the Pauline Epistles
ⓘ
Commentary on the Psalms ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalCanon |
Christian biblical canon
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surface form:
Christian Old Testament
|
| studiedIn | patristic scholarship ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian biblical interpretation
ⓘ
The Twelve Minor Prophets ⓘ
surface form:
Minor Prophets
Old Testament exegesis ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation |
Antiochene school of theology
ⓘ
surface form:
Antiochene school of exegesis
|
| theologicalTheme |
covenant between God and Israel
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divine judgment and mercy ⓘ messianic expectations ⓘ |
| transmittedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| uses | philological analysis of the biblical text ⓘ |
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