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Cyril of Alexandria, renowned for his germinal work in the Christological controversy, was equally accomplished as a biblical exegete. A fully-orbed description of Cyril's Christological and soteriological commitments necessarily engages the exegetical as well as the synthetic literature. One of the themes that has emerged in Cyrilline scholarship in relation to these commitments is his understanding of the priestly office of the Son of God. In this study, I draw attention to a difficulty in interpreting Cyril's early position on the priesthood of the Son: if the Son is said to become priest only in the Incarnation, what is one to make of the priest-like ministry of the Son such as Cyril describes it in the Old Testament? I conclude by reflecting on what Cyrils formulation of the doctrine gives us in terms of an account of the cause of the Son s priesthood and its ongoing significance for the age to come. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper undertakes a theological and ecclesiological reading of St John's Passion and Resurrection narrative inspired by the typological presuppositions of Didymus the Blind. I argue that paying particular attention to Didymus' baptismal typology makes us alert to an important narrative argument in John's Gospel about the Holy Spirit and the Church. Namely, the mortifying activity of the Spirit on the Church's behalf in John 19 is the necessary prequel to the abundant giving of the Spirit to the Church in John 20. This activity is signalled by the Son's enigmatic handing over of the Spirit for the Church's sake at the crucifixion. In highlighting the Trinitarian and typological dimensions of the Johannine Passion and Resurrection account, this paper contributes an interpretation of the latter as a narrative of the Church's birth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reflects on the lessons that can be learned from the Sunday liturgical reading of the Gospel of Mark chapter 9 verses 30-37 on September 20, 2015. Topics mentioned include the transfiguration of Jesus, the suffering and death of Jesus, the meaning of childlikeness, the disciple's desire for glory, and the difference between serving for other and service of others as worship of the living God.