TY  - BOOK
AU  - Boersma, Hans,1961- author.  
TI  - Scripture as real presence: sacramental exegesis in the early church 
SN  - 9780801017032 (cloth) 
AV  - BS511.3 .B65 2017  
PY  - 2017///
CY  - Grand Rapids, Michigan
PB  - Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group
KW  - Bible. Old Testament
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - History
KW  - Early church, ca. 30-600.
KW  - Sacraments
KW  - History of doctrines.
KW  - Early church, ca. 30- 600.
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-298) and indexes.
N2  - This work argues that the heart of patristic exegesis is the attempt to find the sacramental reality (real presence) of Christ in the Old Testament Scriptures. Leading theologian Hans Boersma discusses numerous sermons and commentaries of the church fathers to show how they regarded Christ as the treasure hidden in the field of the Old Testament and explains that the church today can and should retrieve the sacramental reading of the early church. Combining detailed scholarly insight with clear,        compelling prose, this book makes a unique contribution to contemporary interest in theological interpretation.
ER  -