Fathers

Gennadius of Constantinople

d. 471 AD

Patriarch of Constantinople from 458 to 471. Earlier he had written against Cyril of Alexandria's Twelve Chapters; as patriarch he worked to raise the standard of the clergy. His notes on Paul's letters survive in Bible commentary chains.

Works here: 4 to read straight through

Start hereFragments on the First and Second Epistles to the CorinthiansA few notes on Corinthians: Israel's cloud and sea crossing as types of baptism, faith as a spiritual gift, and one line on 2 Corinthians 10:7. · 4 sections · with audio

Commentaries and notes4

Fragment on the Second Letter to the Thessalonians 2 sectionslistenA few lines on 2 Thessalonians 2: the lawless one will appear at once when God's set time ends and what holds him back is removed.
Fragments on the Epistle to the Hebrews 4 sectionslistenA few notes on Hebrews: God speaking in the Son, the Son as the Father's radiance, the first teachings of the faith, and the tabernacle's symbols.
Fragments on the First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians 4 sectionslistenA few notes on Corinthians: Israel's cloud and sea crossing as types of baptism, faith as a spiritual gift, and one line on 2 Corinthians 10:7.
Fragments on the Letter to the Galatians 4 sectionslistenA few notes on Galatians: Christ as the one mediator for all nations, the Law as a wall until faith came, and what the "elemental principles" are.