The Amphilochia: Volume 2

Volume II of Saint Photios the Great's Amphilochia continues his remarkable exploration of Holy Scripture, theology, and the Christian intellectual tradition. Containing Questions 66-149, this volume presents Saint Photios's responses to questions posed by his friend and disciple Amphilochios, Metropolitan of Kyzikos.At the heart of the collection are difficult and sometimes perplexing passages of Scripture. Saint Photios carefully examines apparent contradictions and obscure expressions, drawing upon context, language, theological reasoning, and the wisdom of the Fathers to uncover their deeper meaning.The questions range widely, touching upon Adam and Eve and the garments of skin, God's omnipresence and providence, the writings and life of Saint Paul, virtue and repentance, the Lenten fast, biblical language and rhetoric, history, the natural world, and the philosophical categories of Aristotle. Together, they reveal the extraordinary breadth of Saint Photios's learning and his conviction that rigorous inquiry can serve a deeper understanding of divine truth.Translated by Tikhon Alexander Pino, PhD, with particular attention to readability and accessibility, The Amphilochia, Volume II invites clergy, students, scholars, and faithful Orthodox Christians to delve more deeply into Holy Scripture and the rich theological and intellectual inheritance of the Byzantine Christian tradition.