The Exposition of Scripture and the Formation of Souls in the Patristic Era - Taylor Fisher

The study of Scripture in the Patristic era is not merely an academic excursion into the past but an immersion into the living heart of the Church's earliest self‑understanding. For the Fathers, the exposition of Scripture was never an isolated intellectual exercise. It was an act of worship, a pastoral duty, and a spiritual craft aimed at shaping souls according to the mind of Christ. To approach their writings is to enter a world in which the Word of God is not simply read but received, not merely interpreted but inhabited, not only explained but allowed to transform the inner life of the believer. This book seeks to explore that world from a traditional Catholic perspective, attentive to the unity of Scripture and Tradition, the authority of the Fathers, and the perennial relevance of their insights for the formation of Christian souls.