Didymus the Blind
4th century · AD 398 · Eastern & Byzantine · 321 passages
Background on Didymus the Blind
In his own words on Philippians
- Philippians 3:3
The word spirit signifies above all a deeper and mystic meaning in the holy Scriptures. … This construction is supported by [the verse] "We are the circumcision, who serve the Spirit of God and do not trust in the flesh."
ON THE HOLY SPIRIT 249
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.