Homilies on Ezechiel

work by Gregory the Great

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Homilies on Ezechiel is a work by St. Gregory the Great, written between 591 and 593 CE. This collection of sermons was intended for monastic audiences and focused on explaining the symbolic meanings found within the Temple of Jerusalem as described in the Book of Ezekiel.1

The Book of Ezekiel itself, authored by the prophet-priest Ezekiel, contains prophecies directed at Judah and Jerusalem, as well as foreign nations, and offers visions of future restoration. Gregory's Homilies on Ezechiel provided practical wisdom and interpretation of these complex biblical texts, contributing to the medieval understanding of spirituality and moral theology.2314

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…offered practical wisdom, and his Homilies on Ezechiel (591–593) explained the mysterious symbolism of the Temple of Jerusalem to monastic audiences. Gregory’s other surviving works include fragments of his exegesis of the Song of Songs (594–598), as redacted by Claude of Ravenna, and nearly 900 letters that document his papacy.…
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…offered practical wisdom, and his Homilies on Ezechiel (591–593) explained the mysterious symbolism of the Temple of Jerusalem to monastic audiences. Gregory’s other surviving works include fragments of his exegesis of the Song of Songs (594–598), as redacted by Claude of Ravenna, and nearly 900 letters that document his papacy.…
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