The exegetical method of St. Cyril of Alexandria in his "Commentary on the epistle to the Hebrews"

This article focuses on the exegetical method of St. Cyril of Alexandria used in one of his works - Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews. Te author relies on the important monograph of M.-O. Boulnois, which is devoted to the saint’s triadology, but also contains extensive information about the hermeneutic foundations for the trinitarian disputes. In this particular work of St. Cyril, the author of the article finds exegetical principles characteristic of the Alexandrian father, used throughout his works, namely: the definition of the “skopos” of the biblical passage; the distinction between “time”, “person” and “circumstances” of the fragment; the double Christological language of Holy Scripture; the polemical aspect of biblical exegesis; a peculiar order of commenting on the verses; the technique of Scripture interprets Scripture; consideration of the Old Testament in the light of the New; the use of biblical florilegies; and different types of exegesis of the same verse. Te article traces the way St. Cyril in his Commentary on the Epistle to the Hebrews refutes the theological views of Teodore of Mopsuestia based on the later’s incorrect hermeneutic position