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THEOPHYLACT (d. c.. 1110) , biblical commentator, was born most probably at Euripus, in Euboea, about the middle
century . He became a deacon at Constantinople , attained a high reputation as a scholar, and became the tutor ofConstantine
Michael VII., for whom he wrote The Education
office , but apparently without success. His death took place after 1107.His commentaries on the Gospels, Acts, the Pauline epistles and the Minor Prophets are founded on those of Chrysostom, but deserve the considerable place they hold in exegetical literature for their appositeness, sobriety, accuracy and judiciousness. His other extant works include 130 letters and various homilies and orations and other minor pieces. A careful edition of nearly all his writings, in Greek
See Krumbacher, Byzantinische Litteraturgeschichte (2nd ed. 1897), pp. 132, 463. End of Article: THEOPHYLACT (d. c.. 1110) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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