Commentaries on Genesis 1-3

Ancient Christian Texts

By Severian of Gabala and Bede the Venerable
Edited by Michael Glerup
Translated by Robert C. Hill and Carmen S. Hardin

(hardcover)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 162 pages
Size: 7 x 10 inches
Binding: hardcover
Published: November 2010

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2907-5
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2907-1
IVP Order Code: 2907

Related Subjects

Commentaries--Old Testament

• Provides commentary on the six days of creation and the "day" of the fall from Severian of Gabala (a late fourth-century exegete and contemporary of John Chrysostom)
• Provides commentary on the opening chapters of Genesis by the great eighth century English historian and exegete Bede the Venerable
• Offers a first English-language translation of Severian from a Greek original by the noted translator Robert C. Hill
• Offers a fresh English-language translation of Bede from the Latin by classicist Carmen Hardin
• Provides introduction and helpful notes on translation throughout