Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke: with Fragments on the Prophecy of Esaias

Publication Data: Etna, CA: Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies, 2003
Format: softcover
Number of Pages: 457
Dimensions (l × w × h): 21.3 cm × 13.8 cm × 2.7 cm
Additional Information: black-and-white illustrations
ISBN: 0‒911165‒30‒4

   
Second Edition

Saint Ambrose of Milan
Translated by Theodosia Tomkinson

“[...T]hose who think that the shapes of the four living creatures which are revealed in the Apocalypse[...]are to be understood as the Four Books of the Gospel wish this Book to be represented in the form of a calf; for the calf is the Priestly victim. And this Book of the Gospel well befits a calf, because it begins with Priests and ends with the Calf Who, taking upon Himself the sins of all, was sacrificed for the life of the whole world[...]; so He was a Priestly Calf. For the same is both Calf and Priest: Priest, because He is our Propitiator—for we have Him as an Advocate with the Father[...]; Calf, because He redeemed us with His Own Blood[...].”
—“Prologue”

CONTENTS

Introduction by Theodosia Tomkinson
Prologue
Book I [Saint Luke 1:1–25]
Book II [Saint Luke 1:26–3:22]
Book III [Saint Luke 3:23–38]
Book IV [Saint Luke 4:1–5:11]
Book V [Saint Luke 5:12–7:28]
Book VI [Saint Luke 7:29–9:26]
Book VII [Saint Luke 9:27–16:15]
Book VIII [Saint Luke 16:16–19:28]
Book IX [Saint Luke 19:29–20:41]
Book X [Saint Luke 20:42–24:53]
Fragments on the Prophecy of Esaias