A Spiritual Director from Antioch

A Spiritual Director from AntiochPacificaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/CY7P84BQ/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Robert CharlesHillA Spiritual Director from Antiochhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/CY7P84BQhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/CY7P84BQhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/CY7P84BQPacifica12:21999181-191Along with the Gospels, the Psalter was a staple of spiritual formation for Christians in the early centuries of the Church. Hence, many psalm Commentaries were composed, often taking pride of place in an author's literary output. Theodoret of Cyr likewise, though a busy pastor in a time of theological turmoil, composed such a work to help people understand this favourite book as they sang it. Drawing on his predecessors from Antioch and Alexandria, and betraying current trends in Christology, scriptural interpretation and ascetical practice, he offered with typical conciseness “some benefit in concentrated form” that today we might find at variance with our expectations of a spiritual director. Hill, Robert Charles. “A Spiritual Director from Antioch.” Pacifica 12:2 (1999): 181–91. Robert Charles Hill, A Spiritual Director from Antioch, Pacifica 12:2 (1999): 181–91.Antiochene schoolIV-VII CEOld TestamentPsalmsTheodoret of CyrusV CEasceticismcommentaryexegesisspirituality