Homily II

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Homily II is the second sermon in Basil of Caesarea’s Hexaemeron, a series of theological discourses on the six days of Creation in the Book of Genesis.

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Homily II canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf patristic text
sermon
associatedSee Caesarea in Cappadocia NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cappadocian Fathers NERFINISHED
author Basil of Caesarea NERFINISHED
Basil the Great NERFINISHED
collectionType part of a homiletic cycle
dateWritten 4th century
genre biblical exegesis
theological discourse
historicalPeriod Patristic era NERFINISHED
includedIn collections of Basil of Caesarea’s works
influenced Byzantine theological tradition
later Christian exegesis of Genesis
language Koine Greek
liturgicalUse read in some patristic study contexts
numberOfHomiliesInSeries 9
originalContext preached in Caesarea Mazaca
partOf Hexaemeron NERFINISHED
positionInSeries second homily
preservedIn Greek manuscript tradition
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalBasis Book of Genesis NERFINISHED
Genesis creation narrative
subject interpretation of Genesis 1
six days of Creation
theologicalFocus doctrine of Creation
theologicalTheme divine providence
goodness of creation
literal and spiritual senses of Scripture
tradition Eastern Christian theology
translatedInto English
French
German
Latin
workStatus extant

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Hexaemeron hasPart Homily II