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Genesis 2:1-3 וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם׃1 And the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their army. According to several Church Fathers (XXC), this […]

The second vision in the first part of the Book of Divine Works is a vision whose central place is occupied by the figure of […]

This article contains 4 sections: INTRODUCTION TO GOD’S WORK Hildegard of Bingen has been proclaimed a saint and doctor of the Church, because her teachings […]

This commentary by Augustine follows on from the article Genesis 1, 2 Ruah – The Spirit of God is feminine, in which several commentaries and interpretations […]

Genesis 1, 2 Ruaḥ – The Spirit of God is feminine Of course, God is beyond our gender distinctions. However, the multiplicity of our words […]

Basil of Caesarea (Caesarea in Cappadocia, now Kayseri, 329–379) along with Gregory of Nyssa and Gregory of Nazianzus, is one of the three Cappadocian Fathers. These great theologians […]

Itshaq Abravanel’s commentary on the Book of Genesis (Bereshit), ch.1 Here is the beginning of Itshaq Abravanel’s commentary on the Book of Genesis. Abravanel was […]

Augustine (Thagaste, now Souk Ahras in Algeria, 354 – 430 in Hippo, now Annaba in Algeria) studied in Carthage, where he developed a passion for philosophy […]

Ambrose of Milan (Trier, 339-340 – Milan, 397). Ambrose’s role in the West, in the Latin world, was parallel to that of the Cappadocian Fathers in […]

Gregory of Nyssa (Neocaesarea, now Niksar, between 331 and 341 – 394) like his brother Basil of Caesarea wrote a commentary on the six days of creation. Together […]