Commentary On Matthew The Fathers Of The Church 125 St Hilary Of Poiters by St. Hilary Of Poiters 9780813201252, 081320125X instant download after payment.

St. Jerome (347-420) has been considered the pre-eminent scriptural commentator among the Latin Church Fathers. His Commentary on Matthew, written in 398 and profoundly influential in the West, appears here for the first time in English translation. When the writing of Latin biblical commentaries was still in its
infancy, a young bishop from Poitiers, in Gaul, penned a
passage-by-passage exposition on the Gospel of Matthew. It is the first
of its kind to have survived almost completely intact. Published now for
the first time in English translation, Hilary's commentary offers a
close look at Latin theology and exegesis before the Nicene Creed was
considered the sole standard of orthodoxy.
Likely the earliest of Hilary's writings, this commentary has none of
the polemic against the "Arians" that figured so prominently in most of
his later works. Nonetheless, there exists in this text an oft-stated
concern with those who interpreted the Incarnation as grounds for
construing Christ as only a man rather than professing Christ as God and
man.
Other noteworthy features of the commentary include Hilary's interest in
the relation between Law and Gospel and his articulation of a
Pauline-based view of justification by faith. In his view, the
importance of the Law before the Gospel was indisputable and necessary.
For Jews, it was considered the way of redemption. With the advent of
Christ, it became an eschatological guide directing all future believers
into the grace that comes by faith. Hilary's emphasis on God's
righteousness conferred on a helpless race represents a far more
pronounced application of Paul's thought than in any previous Latin
writer.
ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR:
D. H. Williams is professor of patristics and historical theology at
Baylor University. His publications include books and articles on early
Christian thought and literature, as well as studies that seek to
integrate the ancient Christian legacy with contemporary theology. He is
the editor of The Church's Bible: Commentary on Matthew.