Theodoret of Cyrrhus

Theodoret of Cyrrhus (c. 393–457), bishop of a small Syrian city, was one of the most prolific and erudite writers of the fifth century. A committed Antiochene exegete, he wrote commentaries on nearly the whole Bible, marked by careful attention to the literal sense and to historical context. His Commentary on the Psalms, Commentary on Paul's Epistles, and Ecclesiastical History are among the most valuable surviving works of the Antiochene school. Though he initially opposed Cyril of Alexandria's condemnation of Nestorius, he accepted the Council of Chalcedon (451) and was eventually rehabilitated. His Commentary on Romans, in a nineteenth-century English translation, is the only portion of his extensive biblical work currently in the public domain in English.