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Diodorus of Tarsus

?–390

Patristic / Eastern voice, d. ~390

The life

Diodorus of Tarsus (d. ~390). Patristic / Eastern voice from the church's historical commentary tradition, present in MannaFest's quote pool with source citations. Full profile pending.

In their own words

  • “You notice that he hints more clearly at the repayment here in his mentioning, not vengeance by the wronged but personal disappointment by the frustrated, which resulted in their punishing themselves on seeing the one they envied held in high esteem. His meaning here is, …”

    COMMENTARY ON PSALM 41 · on the verse

  • “He became manifest in the events themselves, by which he routed those harassing the godly and proved superior to their scheme, fearsome to the enemy and, in short, king like no other on earth, since he is also Lord of all.”

    COMMENTARY ON PSALM 47 · on the verse

  • “By "youthful sin" he refers to the people's sins in Egypt, where they committed idolatry, remember. So now, he is saying, remember not those sins but your lovingkindness, by which even then you were kind to them in their ignorance and had mercy on them …”

    COMMENTARY ON PSALM 25 · on the verse