LEADER 03618nam 2200637 450 001 9910825360503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8132-2185-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000095157 035 $a(EBL)3135117 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001158261 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11616185 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001158261 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11120043 035 $a(PQKB)10844880 035 $a(OCoLC)899262184 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse34580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3135117 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10842002 035 $a(OCoLC)877850590 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3135117 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000095157 100 $a20140313h20132013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFestal letters 13-30 /$fSt. Cyril of Alexandria ; translated by Philip R. Amidon, SJ. ; edited with notes by John J. O'Keefe 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cCatholic University of America Press,$d2013. 210 4$dİ2013 215 $a1 online resource (220 p.) 225 1 $aFathers of the Church. A New Translation ;$vVolume 127 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8132-2184-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAbbreviations and notes to reader -- Select bibliography -- Festal letters 13-30 -- Appendix. Dates of Easter -- General index -- Index of Holy Scripture. 330 $aSt. Cyril of Alexandria is best known for his role in the Christological controversies of the fifth century. In recent decades, scholars have been attending more carefully to his exegetical legacy. Most of Cyril's work takes the form of biblical commentary rather than doctrinal treatise. Indeed, during his long career he wrote commentaries on nearly every book of the Bible. Less attention, however, has been given to Cyril's pastoral work as the Patriarch of Alexandria, perhaps because his commentaries and doctrinal treatises do not reveal much about his daily pastoral duties. Here the Festal Letters are especially helpful. Twenty-nine in all, these letters cover all but three of Cyril's years as a bishop. The first twelve were published in 2009 (Fathers of the Church 118). The present volume completes the set. Festal letters were used in Alexandria primarily to announce the beginning of Lent and the date of Easter. They also served a catechetical purpose, however, allowing the Patriarch an annual opportunity to write pastorally not just about issues facing the entire see, but also about the theological issues of the day. Thus, in these letters we catch a glimpse of Cyril the pastor writing about complex theology in an uncomplicated way. These letters also illuminate other realities of the ancient church in Alexandria, especially the relationship with the Jewish community and the rising influence of asceticism. 410 0$aFathers of the church ;$vv. 127. 606 $aChristian saints$zEgypt$zAlexandria$vCorrespondence 606 $aChristian life$vEarly works to 1800 606 $aTheology, Doctrinal$vEarly works to 1800 615 0$aChristian saints 615 0$aChristian life 615 0$aTheology, Doctrinal 676 $a270.2092 700 $aSt. Cyril of Alexandria$01625694 701 $aAmidon$b Philip R. SJ$01625695 701 $aO'Keefe$b John J$019587 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910825360503321 996 $aFestal letters 13-30$93961343 997 $aUNINA