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Paper abstract bibtex Scholars who have investigated the exegesis of Cyril of Alexandria have focused their work primarily on the theological framework of his interpretation and have neglected basic questions concerning the context and setting in which in Cyril's commentaries were composed. This study is an attempt to determine the original setting and purpose of Cyril's Commentary on Isaiah both in relation to the church at Alexandria and to secular education, particularly that phase of education overseen by the grammarians. Both internal evidence and a comparison with representative examples of the various sub-genres of ancient Christian commentaries suggest that Cyril's Commentary on Isaiah was originally composed as a series of exegetical lectures. It will be argued that these lectures were part of the educational system within the church at Alexandria and focused on the same skills which were taught by the secular grammarians. This parallel educational system within the church may have been developed because members of the clergy in Alexandria were expected to read and interpret the Bible in a liturgical setting, yet many of them would probably not have attended a grammarian's school where they could have mastered the skills necessary for such reading and interpretation. This theory is supported by the format of Cyril's commentary and his emphasis on the six aspects of the grammarians' method outlined by Dionysius Thrax in his Ars Grammatica.
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abstract = {Scholars who have investigated the exegesis of Cyril of Alexandria have focused their work primarily on the theological framework of his interpretation and have neglected basic questions concerning the context and setting in which in Cyril's commentaries were composed. This study is an attempt to determine the original setting and purpose of Cyril's Commentary on Isaiah both in relation to the church at Alexandria and to secular education, particularly that phase of education overseen by the grammarians. Both internal evidence and a comparison with representative examples of the various sub-genres of ancient Christian commentaries suggest that Cyril's Commentary on Isaiah was originally composed as a series of exegetical lectures. It will be argued that these lectures were part of the educational system within the church at Alexandria and focused on the same skills which were taught by the secular grammarians. This parallel educational system within the church may have been developed because members of the clergy in Alexandria were expected to read and interpret the Bible in a liturgical setting, yet many of them would probably not have attended a grammarian's school where they could have mastered the skills necessary for such reading and interpretation. This theory is supported by the format of Cyril's commentary and his emphasis on the six aspects of the grammarians' method outlined by Dionysius Thrax in his Ars Grammatica.},
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