Robert G. T. Edwards is a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He is a translator of John Chrysostom's works and has published widely on early Christian theology and exegesis in leading academic journals.

'This book is an exemplary piece of scholarship on John Chrysostom's theology of providence and pastoral care. Edwards's judicious reading of Chrysostom pays close attention to comparative work to demonstrate that this patristic writer does not fit easily within established categories of the history of exegesis.' Ashish J. Naidu, Scottish Journal of Theology

• 1. Stories of suffering and providence; 2. Divine and human activity in biblical narrative; 3. Narrative clusters, providential habits, and typological exegesis; 4. Proofs of providence and God's philanthropic character; 5. True judgments and consolation; 6. The virtue of yielding to providence.

Robert G. T. Edwards is a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He is a translator of John Chrysostom's works and has published widely on early Christian theology and exegesis in leading academic journals.

'This book is an exemplary piece of scholarship on John Chrysostom's theology of providence and pastoral care. Edwards's judicious reading of Chrysostom pays close attention to comparative work to demonstrate that this patristic writer does not fit easily within established categories of the history of exegesis.' Ashish J. Naidu, Scottish Journal of Theology

• 1. Stories of suffering and providence; 2. Divine and human activity in biblical narrative; 3. Narrative clusters, providential habits, and typological exegesis; 4. Proofs of providence and God's philanthropic character; 5. True judgments and consolation; 6. The virtue of yielding to providence.

Robert G. T. Edwards is a Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Göttingen, Germany. He is a translator of John Chrysostom's works and has published widely on early Christian theology and exegesis in leading academic journals.

'This book is an exemplary piece of scholarship on John Chrysostom's theology of providence and pastoral care. Edwards's judicious reading of Chrysostom pays close attention to comparative work to demonstrate that this patristic writer does not fit easily within established categories of the history of exegesis.' Ashish J. Naidu, Scottish Journal of Theology

• 1. Stories of suffering and providence; 2. Divine and human activity in biblical narrative; 3. Narrative clusters, providential habits, and typological exegesis; 4. Proofs of providence and God's philanthropic character; 5. True judgments and consolation; 6. The virtue of yielding to providence.