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The Hexaemeron of Basil of Caesarea (d. 379) is a fourth-century Greek commentary on the Genesis creation narrative (or a Hexaemeron ). It is the first known work in this genre by a Christian, although it was preceded by Jewish writings like the De opificio mundi of Philo of Alexandria in the 1st century AD (which Basil made use of in his ...
About this page. Source. Translated by Blomfield Jackson. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, Second Series, Vol. 8. Edited by Philip Schaff and Henry Wace. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1895.
St Basil the Great Resources Online and in Print. 80 Pages (Homilies: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Introduction to the Hexaemeron. The Hexaemeron is the title of nine homilies delivered by St. Basil on the cosmogony of the opening chapters of Genesis. When and where they were delivered is quite uncertain. They are Lenten sermons, delivered at ...
Includes the Catholic Encyclopedia, Church Fathers, Summa, Bible and more — all for only $19.99... In the Beginning God made the Heaven and the Earth. 1. It is right that any one beginning to narrate the formation of the world should begin with the good order which reigns in visible things. I am about to speak of the creation of heaven and ...
May 3, 2017 · Basil is considering the relationship of time and eternity within a sophisticated metaphysic. That archetypal ‘day one’ of creation, on the boundary of time and eternity, ‘Day one’ of creation, on the boundary of time & eternity, partakes of qualities of both delimited time & limitless eternity Share on Facebook Share on Twitter ...
Chapter six is given over completely to Basil’s Hexaemeron; his nine-sermon exposition of the six days of creation (Genesis 1). This is Basil’s last published work before his death in 379. With precise exegesis, Basil unfolds each day of creation as a literal twenty-four hour span of time (Heb. yom/day). Strangely enough, he preached these ...
Homily I. 1. It is right that any one beginning to narrate the formation of the world should begin with the good order which reigns in visible things.
