Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke, with Fragments on the Prophecy of Esaias
Second Edition
Saint Ambrose of Milan Translated by Theodosia Tomkinson
“[...T]hose who think that the shapes of the four living creatures which are revealed in the Apocalypse[...]are to be understood as the Four Books of the Gospel wish this Book to be represented in the form of a calf; for the calf is the Priestly victim. And this Book of the Gospel well befits a calf, because it begins with Priests and ends with the Calf Who, taking upon Himself the sins of all, was sacrificed for the life of the whole world[...]; so He was a Priestly Calf. For the same is both Calf and Priest: Priest, because He is our Propitiator—for we have Him as an Advocate with the Father[...]; Calf, because He redeemed us with His Own Blood[...].” —“Prologue”
CONTENTS
Introduction by Theodosia Tomkinson Prologue Book I [Saint Luke 1:1–25] Book II [Saint Luke 1:26–3:22] Book III [Saint Luke 3:23–38] Book IV [Saint Luke 4:1–5:11] Book V [Saint Luke 5:12–7:28] Book VI [Saint Luke 7:29–9:26] Book VII [Saint Luke 9:27–16:15] Book VIII [Saint Luke 16:16–19:28] Book IX [Saint Luke 19:29–20:41] Book X [Saint Luke 20:42–24:53] Fragments on the Prophecy of Esaias
Item Number: BKM518 Publication Data: Etna, CA: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2003 Format: softcover Number of Pages: 457 Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.3 cm × 13.8 cm × 2.7 cm Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations ISBN: 0‒911165‒30‒4
