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Theodore of Mopsuestia
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Chapter 4, “Theodore of Mopsuestia: The Twelve as Christian Scripture,” considers the meaning Theodore draws from the texts of the Twelve Prophets as Christian scripture. Whereas scholars have largely denied any Christian value to Theodore’s Old Testament interpretation, this chapter demonstrates that Theodore offers a self-consciously Christian reading of the Twelve. In Theodore’s reading, the texts bear witness to the continuity of God’s providential guidance of history that has Christ as its telos. Additionally, Theodore finds the prophetic and typological correspondences between the Two Ages established by God in order to highlight the superiority of the benefits secured by Christ and thus increase the faith of those who live after the inauguration of the Second Age, awaiting its consummation at the general resurrection. Finally, Theodore affirms the ongoing catechetical value of the prophets’ foundational teaching of monotheism and the absolute distinction between Creator and creation.
Title: Theodore of Mopsuestia
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Chapter 4, “Theodore of Mopsuestia: The Twelve as Christian Scripture,” considers the meaning Theodore draws from the texts of the Twelve Prophets as Christian scripture.
Whereas scholars have largely denied any Christian value to Theodore’s Old Testament interpretation, this chapter demonstrates that Theodore offers a self-consciously Christian reading of the Twelve.
In Theodore’s reading, the texts bear witness to the continuity of God’s providential guidance of history that has Christ as its telos.
Additionally, Theodore finds the prophetic and typological correspondences between the Two Ages established by God in order to highlight the superiority of the benefits secured by Christ and thus increase the faith of those who live after the inauguration of the Second Age, awaiting its consummation at the general resurrection.
Finally, Theodore affirms the ongoing catechetical value of the prophets’ foundational teaching of monotheism and the absolute distinction between Creator and creation.
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