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Theodore of Mopsuestia

?–428

Patristic / Eastern voice, d. ~428

The life

Theodore of Mopsuestia (d. ~428). 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

  • “Sin is worse than everything; it is this that must be feared, not the possibility of being in need of money, since a person who is rich and in the grip of a multitude of sins is in real difficulty and does not find release …”

    COMMENTARY ON PSALMS 49:6B-9 · on the verse

  • “"Today" is neither an indefinite period of time, nor can it be predicated of an interval outside of "days" as if "today" were joined with each day. This should be stated not only for the sake of apostolic perspicuity but also for the sake of …”

    FRAGMENTS ON THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWS 4.4-7 · on the verse

  • “It is not as though bringing a censure against God that the prophet says this. Rather, he speaks this way as it is the custom with people who are in some sort of trouble or who are righteously indignant with those responsible to present the …”

    COMMENTARY ON HABAKKUK 1:2 · on the verse