Letters and Selected Works (incl. Hexaemeron, De Spiritu Sancto)

Basil of Caesarea

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English

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Selection / partial

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The Sage Digital Library Select Library of The Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers of The Christian Church SECOND SERIES Under the Editorial Supervision of Philip Schaff, D.D., LL.D. and Henry Wace, D.D., Proiessor of Chinch Histoiy in the Proiessor of King's Union Theological Seminary, New York. College, London. VOLUME 8 St. Basil: Letters and Selected Works New York Christian Literature Company 1890-1900 riajjUj^ Digital Hublifortigns THE TREATISE DE SPIRITU SANCTO THE NINE HOMILIES OF THE HEXAEMERON AND THE LETTERS OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT ARCHBISHOP OF CAESAREA TRANSLATED WITH NOTES BY THE REV. BLOMFIELD JACKSON, M. A. VICAR OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S, MOOR LANE, AND FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON PREFACE THE TREATISE DE SPIRITU SANCTO THE NINE HOMILIES OF THE HEXAEMERON AND THE LETTERS OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT ARCHBISHOP OF CAESAREA TRANSLATED WITH NOTES BY THE REV. BLOMFIELD JACKSON, M. A. VICAR OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S, MOOR LANE, AND FELLOW OF KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON PREFACE This translation of a portion of the works of St. Basil was originally begun under the editorial supervision of Dr. Wace. It was first announced that the translation would comprise the De Spiritu Sancto and Select Letters, but it was ultimately arranged with Dr. Wace that a volume of the series should be devoted to St. Basil, containing, as well as the De Spiritu Sancto, the whole of the letters, and the Hexaemeron. The De Spiritu Sancto has already appeared in an English form, as have portions of the Letters. The De Spiritu Sancto was presumably selected for publication as being at once the most famous, as it is among the most valuable, of the extant works of this Father. The Letters, comprise short theological treatises and contain passages of historical and varied biographical interest, as well as valuable specimens of spiritual and consolatory exhortation. The Hexaemeron was added as being the most noted and popular of St. Basil's compositions in older days,

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