Commentary on 1 Kings
Gregory's commentary on the First Book of Kings (1 Samuel), in which he explains his freedom to differ from earlier Fathers in exposition and praises Moses's fullness of the spirit.
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter III: On the Difficulty of Sacred Scripture
— Preface to Books of Kings cited: Gregory explains he sometimes differs from the Fathers in exposition
"St. Gregory splendidly advises the reader in his preface to the Books of Kings that he sometimes explains the history differently from the way the Fathers did"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— Book 6 on 1 Kings chapter 3 cited: Moses was so full of the spirit that God shared it with the seventy elders
"The same author, in book 6 on 1 Kings chapter 3, says that Moses was so full of the spirit that the Lord took from his spirit and shared it with the seventy elders"