PATRISTIC EXEGESIS OF ST. PAUL

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We will begin with an intensive study of St. Paul’s epistles in the New Testament (in English). Then we will read Patristic exegesis of Paul’s letters, focusing on Romans and Galatians. Origen (185 -254) stands at the fountainhead of Catholic interpretation of Paul. He was considered by St. Jerome (347 -419) to be the master exegete of Paul’s mind. St. John Chrysostom’s exegesis of Paul was formative for the Greek orthodox tradition and left behind a significant legacy in the West as well. Finally, St. Augustine’s synthesis of Pauline theology will be engaged.