Re-envisioning Theodore: Theodore of Mopsuestia's Biblical Exegesis in his Catechetical Homilies / / Sofia Puchkova.

• Superior document: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025
• VerfasserIn: Puchkova, Sofia,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2025.; ©2025
• Year of Publication: 2025
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2025.; Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements ; 185.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (309 pages)

Re-envisioning Theodore is the first comprehensive study of Theodore of Mopsuestia's biblical interpretation in his Catechetical Homilies . It challenges the common yet reductionist view of Theodore’s exegetical approach as “historical,” offering a balanced portrayal of this exegete. Theodore is not a slave of his interpretative methodology, and he may omit the exposition of the historical setting of the Bible and introduce elements not present in the biblical narrative. Re-envisioning Theodore also reveals Theodore’s previously little known exegetical ties with Pro-Nicenes and, through them, with Origen. For the first time, this book shows that his exegesis incorporates Greco-Syrian liturgical imagery.

Table of Contents

Preface -- Abbreviations -- Note on Translations, Biblical Quotations and References -- Introduction -- 1 The State of Research -- 2 Methodology and the Plan of the Study -- 1 Theodore of Mopsuestia and His Works -- 1 Theodore’s Life and Writing Activity -- 2 Theodore’s NT Commentaries: Provenance, Genre and Readership -- 3 Theodore’s Catechetical Homilies -- 2 Theodore’s Homilies and the Bible -- 1 How Does Theodore Introduce the Biblical Quotation and Its Exegesis? -- 2 How Does Theodore Quote the Biblical Text? -- 3 Why Does He Use the Biblical Quotations? -- 4 Conclusion: Theodore’s Use of the Bible -- 3 Theodore’s Exegetical Procedure: The Homilies vs Commentaries -- 1 Selective vs. Comprehensive and Analytical Approach to the Biblical Text -- 2 Doctrines vs. Setting -- 3 “Ignorant Interlocutors” -- 4 Use of Stylistic Figures -- 5 Conclusion and Assessments: Overcoming A Genre Bias -- 4 Theodore’s Exegesis and The Broader Tradition -- 1 Pro-Nicene Biblical Proofs -- 2 Greco-Syrian Liturgical Metaphors -- 3 Baptism as Death and Resurrection: Rom 6:3–6 in Vogue -- 4 Theodore’s Exegetical Ties with Chrysostom -- 5 Theodore and Origen -- 6 Conclusion: Theodore, Pro-Nicenes and Liturgy in Antioch -- General Conclusion -- Supporting Material: Catalog of Theodore’s Exegesis in the Homilies -- Appendix1: A Referential Table to Theodore’s Exegesis According to the Type of Quotation -- Appendix2: A Comparative Referential Table of Theodore’s Biblical Exegesis in the Catechetical Homilies and His Other Works -- Bibliography -- Index.