Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER I THE INFLUENCE OF GREEK PHILOSOPHY ON THE EARLY COMMENTARIES ON GENESIS1 "Hexaemeron" is the title of certain treatises and series of sermons written by the Fathers of the Christian church commenting on the story of the creation of the world as told in Genesis, sometimes a simple exegesis and sometimes an allegorical version of the scriptural story.2 The use of the name may be extended to cover the whole body of literature dealing with the subject, including formal or incidental3 accounts of the creation of the world, based upon Genesis, and poetical versions of the narrative. The works of this class extend in time from the De opificio mundi of Philo Judaeus (cir. 40 A.d.) to Milton's Paradise Lost. As is the case with other classes of literary composition, so the 1 Most of the authors cited are commentat.ors on Genesis, and when a simple page reference is given, it is to be understood that it is to the commentary on Genesis of the author in question; for convenience, the Migne Greek and Latin Patrologiae have in most cases been cited. For complete bibliography see the index. The following abbreviations for books and collections have been used in the index: BC: Corpus Scriptorum Historiae Byzantinae (Bonn Corpus), Bonn, 1828-78. CV: Corpus Vindobonense Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum Academiae litterarum Caesareae Vindobonensis, 1866 ff. Christ: W. von Christ, Geschichte der Griechischen Litteratur, Miinchen, 1890 ff. Krumbacher: K. Krumbacher, Geschichte der byzantinischen Litteratur, 2d. ed., Miinchen, 1897. MPG, MPL: Migne, Patrologiae cursus computus. Series Graeca, Paris, 18572., Series Latina, Paris, 1844 ff. Otto: J. C. T. Otto, Corpus Apologetarum Christianorum Saeculi Secundi, Jena, 1851-81. 1 Strictly the name...
