Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Theodoret of Cyrus (393-457) on Both Prophets and Scripture being "Inspired"

  

When it was that this divinely inspired prophet was taken off to Babylon (‘Οτε μεν ουν εις την Βαβυλωνα ο θεσπεσιος ουτος απηχθη προφητης) . . . (Theodoret of Cyrus, Commentary on Daniel [trans. Robert C. Hill; Writings from the Greco-Roman World 7; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006], 15)

 

 

After Nebuchadnezzar, then, Evil-merodach ruled, and after him Belshazzar. The most divine Daniel (ο θειοτατος Δανιηλ), however, omitted mention of the former man, . . . (Theodoret of Cyrus, Commentary on Daniel [trans. Robert C. Hill; Writings from the Greco-Roman World 7; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006], 135)

 

 

I for my part, on the contrary, put my trust in the divine Scripture (‘Εγω δε τη θεια περιθομενος Γραφη) (Theodoret of Cyrus, Commentary on Daniel [trans. Robert C. Hill; Writings from the Greco-Roman World 7; Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2006], 155)

 

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