St. Cyril of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria and Doctor of the Church; wrote extensively on the Pentateuch and demonstrated the antiquity of Moses relative to all Gentile sages.
Works
Preface and Praise of Sacred Scripture
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Chapter IV: The Judgments and Examples of the Fathers
— Listed among Fathers who labored night and day over sacred books
"Gregory, Augustine, Ambrose, Eusebius, Origen, Jerome, Cyril, and the whole chorus of holy Fathers"
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The Fathers' Defense of the Old Testament
— Wrote 17 books On Adoration in Spirit and Truth on the Pentateuch
"On the Pentateuch Cyril wrote 17 books On Adoration in Spirit and Truth"
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The Septuagint Translation and Greek Translators
— Among those who believed the 72 translators of the Septuagint worked separately in different cells
"if we believe Justin, Cyril, Clement of Alexandria, and Augustine"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— In book 1 Against Julian, shows Moses was more ancient than earliest Gentile heroes
"Saint Cyril, in book 1 Against Julian, shows that Moses was more ancient"
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Praises of Moses from Scripture and the Fathers
— Provides learned chronology comparing Moses's life with Gentile heroes: Prometheus, Atlas, Cecrops, Deucalion, Cadmus, etc.
"Hear his learned chronology of Moses and the Gentiles"
Chapter I (The Six Days of Creation)
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He Created
— Cited from Book V of the Thesaurus, ch. 4, on the meaning of "to create"
"So St. Cyril, book V of the Thesaurus, ch. 4"
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Introduction
— Cited for writing five books plus Glaphyra on Genesis
"Blessed Cyril wrote five books, to which add his Glaphyra"
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Verse 20: Let the Waters Bring Forth
— Listed among Fathers who hold that birds were produced from water
"the common opinion of St. Jerome, Augustine, Cyril, Damascene, and other Fathers"
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Verse 26: Let Us Make Man in Our Image and Likeness
— Cited from Book I Against Julian for denouncing the idea that angels created man
"Cyril in Book I Against Julian"