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Intro
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Note on the Text of Chrysostom's Homilies on Genesis in the Patrologia Graeca
Part 1. Integrating Tradition and Rhetoric
Chapter 1. Introduction: Integrating Tradition and Rhetoric
1. Goals, Techniques, and Tools in Ancient Literary Scholarship
2. Developments in Patristic Exegetical Traditions
2.1. Canonical Cohesion
2.2. Antiochene and Alexandrian Reception of Greek Literary Criticism
2.3. Precision of Reference
2.4. Self-Awareness of Tradition
3. Questions-and-Answers and Genesis Exegesis
4. Chrysostom's Homilies on Genesis and Patristic Exegetical Traditions
Chapter 2. The Homilies on Genesis, Old Testament Interpretation, and the Rhetoric of Obscurity
1. The Homilies on Genesis in Recent Scholarship
2. Provenance and Pedagogy of the Homilies on Genesis
3. Commentary and Obscurity in Late Antiquity
4. The Rhetoric of Obscurity in Antiochene Works
5. The Rhetoric of Obscurity in the Homilies on Genesis
6. Case Study: Homily 37 on Genesis
6.1. Summary of Homily 37
6.2. Between Obscurity and Opposition
7. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Questions and Answers in Tradition and Practice
1. Disputing Exegetical Questions in Other Christian Homilies
2. Posing Questions in the Homilies on Genesis
3. Variant Question Formulas
4. Providing Answers
5. Case Study: Homily 29 on Genesis
5.1. Summary of Homily 29
5.2. Questions-and-Answers in Homily 29
5.3. Zetetic Rhetoric and Scholarly Traditions
6. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Grammar and Linguistic Analysis in Rhetorical Context
1. Glossing
1.1. Glossing in Ancient Textual Commentary
1.2. Selections of Chrysostom's Glosses in the Homilies on Genesis
1.3. Glossing Formulations and Verbs.
1.4. Psychology, Nature, and Anthropomorphism
1.5. Summary
2. Habits of Scripture
2.1. Formulations and Rhetorical Contexts of 'Habit'
2.2. Grammatical Features
2.3. Literary Features
2.4. Summary
3. Onomastic Interpretation
3.1. Onomastic Interpretation and the Homilies on Genesis
3.2. Framing Onomastic Interpretations
3.3. Making Meaning with Onomastic and Exegetical Traditions
3.4. Case Study: Homily 20 on Genesis
4. Conclusion
Part 2. Engaging Exegetical Sources
Chapter 5. John Chrysostom among the Antiochenes
1. Variant Readings
2. Describing Natural Phenomena or Objects in the Bible
2.1. 'Placing' the Stars
2.2. The 'Spirit' of God
2.3. The Serpent as 'Prudent'
3. Narrative Coherence
3.1. Abram's Migration
3.2. The First Theophany
3.3. The Duration of Slavery in Egypt
3.4. Jacob's Deathbed
4. Departures from Eusebius and Diodore
4.1. The Odor of Noah's Sacrifice
4.2. Consecration of the Sabbath Day
4.3. Abraham's Hospitality
5. Disagreements with Eusebius or Diodore
5.1. The Prohibition in the Garden
5.2. Abram's Altar
5.3. Noah's Diet
6. Parallels to Ephrem
6.1. The Harp of the Soul
6.2. The Robe of Glory
6.3. Garments of Skin
6.4. Retribution and Slander
6.5. Images of Resurrection
7. Conclusion
Chapter 6. John Chrysostom and Basil of Caesarea
1. Letter 260
2. Homily 1 on Fasting
2.1. Shared Conceptual Formulations
2.2. Shared Biblical Texts
2.3. Adapted Quotation
3. Homilies on the Six Day Creation
3.1. Instantaneous Creation
3.2. Evening and Morning
3.3. The Royal Plural
4. Conclusion
Chapter 7. John Chrysostom and Eusebius of Caesarea
1. Typology
1.1. Phares and Zara
1.2. The Blessing of Jacob
2. Theophanies.
2.1. Biblical Citation Framework
2.2. Divine Nature
2.3. Human Form
3. Conclusion
Chapter 8. John Chrysostom among the Alexandrians
1. Elucidations of Biblical Texts
1.1. Exegetical Intention and Technique
1.2. Shared Words and Formulations with Alexandrians
1.3. Non-Antiochene Ideas
1.4. Biblical Text and Spiritual Referents
2. Exegetical Discussion
2.1. Moral Propriety
2.2. Contradiction
2.3. Allegory
3. Anthropological and Philosophical Argumentation
3.1. Anthropological Argumentation
3.2. Philosophical Argumentation
4. Typology
4.1. The Rational Lamb (Aqedah)
4.2. Japheth and the Church
5. Testimonia Collections
5.1. Confirmations of Testimony Collections
5.2. Alexandrian and Antiochene Explanations
6. Conclusion
Conclusion
1. Asking Exegetical Questions to Defamiliarize
2. Selecting and Modifying Exegetical Traditions for 'Symphonia'
3. Creating Non-literal Readings from Traditions of Name-and Word-Depth Study
4. Antiochene Debates about Non-literal Interpretations
Appendix 1. Occurrences of Ζητ́ημα and Απ̓οριά in the Homilies on Genesis
Appendix 2. Sample Biblical Noun Glosses According to 'Habit' in Late Antique Christian Authors
Manuscripts Mentioned
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Subjects
Index of Biblical Citations
Index of Ancient Literature.
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Note on the Text of Chrysostom's Homilies on Genesis in the Patrologia Graeca
Part 1. Integrating Tradition and Rhetoric
Chapter 1. Introduction: Integrating Tradition and Rhetoric
1. Goals, Techniques, and Tools in Ancient Literary Scholarship
2. Developments in Patristic Exegetical Traditions
2.1. Canonical Cohesion
2.2. Antiochene and Alexandrian Reception of Greek Literary Criticism
2.3. Precision of Reference
2.4. Self-Awareness of Tradition
3. Questions-and-Answers and Genesis Exegesis
4. Chrysostom's Homilies on Genesis and Patristic Exegetical Traditions
Chapter 2. The Homilies on Genesis, Old Testament Interpretation, and the Rhetoric of Obscurity
1. The Homilies on Genesis in Recent Scholarship
2. Provenance and Pedagogy of the Homilies on Genesis
3. Commentary and Obscurity in Late Antiquity
4. The Rhetoric of Obscurity in Antiochene Works
5. The Rhetoric of Obscurity in the Homilies on Genesis
6. Case Study: Homily 37 on Genesis
6.1. Summary of Homily 37
6.2. Between Obscurity and Opposition
7. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Questions and Answers in Tradition and Practice
1. Disputing Exegetical Questions in Other Christian Homilies
2. Posing Questions in the Homilies on Genesis
3. Variant Question Formulas
4. Providing Answers
5. Case Study: Homily 29 on Genesis
5.1. Summary of Homily 29
5.2. Questions-and-Answers in Homily 29
5.3. Zetetic Rhetoric and Scholarly Traditions
6. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Grammar and Linguistic Analysis in Rhetorical Context
1. Glossing
1.1. Glossing in Ancient Textual Commentary
1.2. Selections of Chrysostom's Glosses in the Homilies on Genesis
1.3. Glossing Formulations and Verbs.
1.4. Psychology, Nature, and Anthropomorphism
1.5. Summary
2. Habits of Scripture
2.1. Formulations and Rhetorical Contexts of 'Habit'
2.2. Grammatical Features
2.3. Literary Features
2.4. Summary
3. Onomastic Interpretation
3.1. Onomastic Interpretation and the Homilies on Genesis
3.2. Framing Onomastic Interpretations
3.3. Making Meaning with Onomastic and Exegetical Traditions
3.4. Case Study: Homily 20 on Genesis
4. Conclusion
Part 2. Engaging Exegetical Sources
Chapter 5. John Chrysostom among the Antiochenes
1. Variant Readings
2. Describing Natural Phenomena or Objects in the Bible
2.1. 'Placing' the Stars
2.2. The 'Spirit' of God
2.3. The Serpent as 'Prudent'
3. Narrative Coherence
3.1. Abram's Migration
3.2. The First Theophany
3.3. The Duration of Slavery in Egypt
3.4. Jacob's Deathbed
4. Departures from Eusebius and Diodore
4.1. The Odor of Noah's Sacrifice
4.2. Consecration of the Sabbath Day
4.3. Abraham's Hospitality
5. Disagreements with Eusebius or Diodore
5.1. The Prohibition in the Garden
5.2. Abram's Altar
5.3. Noah's Diet
6. Parallels to Ephrem
6.1. The Harp of the Soul
6.2. The Robe of Glory
6.3. Garments of Skin
6.4. Retribution and Slander
6.5. Images of Resurrection
7. Conclusion
Chapter 6. John Chrysostom and Basil of Caesarea
1. Letter 260
2. Homily 1 on Fasting
2.1. Shared Conceptual Formulations
2.2. Shared Biblical Texts
2.3. Adapted Quotation
3. Homilies on the Six Day Creation
3.1. Instantaneous Creation
3.2. Evening and Morning
3.3. The Royal Plural
4. Conclusion
Chapter 7. John Chrysostom and Eusebius of Caesarea
1. Typology
1.1. Phares and Zara
1.2. The Blessing of Jacob
2. Theophanies.
2.1. Biblical Citation Framework
2.2. Divine Nature
2.3. Human Form
3. Conclusion
Chapter 8. John Chrysostom among the Alexandrians
1. Elucidations of Biblical Texts
1.1. Exegetical Intention and Technique
1.2. Shared Words and Formulations with Alexandrians
1.3. Non-Antiochene Ideas
1.4. Biblical Text and Spiritual Referents
2. Exegetical Discussion
2.1. Moral Propriety
2.2. Contradiction
2.3. Allegory
3. Anthropological and Philosophical Argumentation
3.1. Anthropological Argumentation
3.2. Philosophical Argumentation
4. Typology
4.1. The Rational Lamb (Aqedah)
4.2. Japheth and the Church
5. Testimonia Collections
5.1. Confirmations of Testimony Collections
5.2. Alexandrian and Antiochene Explanations
6. Conclusion
Conclusion
1. Asking Exegetical Questions to Defamiliarize
2. Selecting and Modifying Exegetical Traditions for 'Symphonia'
3. Creating Non-literal Readings from Traditions of Name-and Word-Depth Study
4. Antiochene Debates about Non-literal Interpretations
Appendix 1. Occurrences of Ζητ́ημα and Απ̓οριά in the Homilies on Genesis
Appendix 2. Sample Biblical Noun Glosses According to 'Habit' in Late Antique Christian Authors
Manuscripts Mentioned
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Greek Words
Index of Subjects
Index of Biblical Citations
Index of Ancient Literature.