Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, Sermons 39-46

Cyril of Alexandria, the towering theologian whom his contemporaries called 'the Pillar of the Faith,' delivered these sermons as some of the most penetrating Christological expositions in early Christian literature. Covering Luke 7:31 through 8:56, Sermons 39-46 traverse some of the Gospel's most theologically charged passages: the parables of the unjust judge and the great banquet, the dramatic healings on the Sabbath, the calming of the storm, the demoniac of Gadara, and the raising of Jairus's daughter. Cyril reads these narratives not as mere history but as portals into the mystery of Christ's divine identity and the salvation he bequeaths to his Church. His theological vocabulary, developed in the crucible of the Nestorian controversy, illuminates every miracle and saying with laser-sharp precision, showing how the incarnate Word both heals human nature and defeats the powers of darkness. For anyone seeking to understand how the great fathers of the Church read Scripture, or desiring a theologically robust companion to the Gospel of Luke, these sermons offer an indispensable window into the mind of one of Christianity's most authoritative teachers.