The six days
St. Basil
the Great
Hexaemeron: homilies on the creation of the world.
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Hear the
Fathers.
Three voices accompanying Genesis. Begin with a work, then return to the passage.
St. Basil
A Syriac voice
St. Ephrem
the Syrian
Commentary on Genesis: another voice beside the passage.
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Creation and providence
St. Theophilus
of Antioch
To Autolycus, Book II: reflections on the order of creation.
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