A Model for the Christian Life: Hilary of Poitier's Commentary on the Psalms model for the Christian life: Hilary of Poitiers' Commentary on the Psalms

In this examination of Hilary's treatise, Paul C. Burns discusses the intended audience of Hilary's text and the use of the Psalms by Christians in the fourth century. He identifies Hilary's distinctive perspectives; his dependence on Origen; his Latin theological and exegetical tradition; and the creative directions of Hilary's thought.