Exegetic Homilies

by Basil the Great and Ex Fontibus Company

In a relatively short life time St. Basil (ca. 330-379) bequeathed to posterity a rich literary heritage. He intended the nine homilies on the Hexaemeron, probably delivered extemporaneously, to be an explanation of the literal meaning of the biblical account of creation. As a matter of fact these homilies show us a person who had mastered the philosophical and scientific knowledge of his times and applied it to his explanations of Sacred Scripture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813213592
• ISBN13: 9780813213590
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"