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What the Fathers say
Eastern Fathers
Theophylact of Ohrid
That is, in this same faith all the ancients were attested by God: they confessed that they worshiped Him.
Oecumenius
"for by it the elders have obtained a good report." By faith, they received a report from God that they were pleasing to Him. "the elders." Who are they? About whom Paul is about to speak.
Western Saints
Thomas Aquinas
561. – Having given a description, the Apostle now clarifies it with an example. In regard to this he does two things: first, he manifests his thesis in general; secondly, in detail (v. 2). 562. – In regard to the first he says: Thus, therefore, I describe and command the faith, and this is nothing new: for by this, i.e., faith, the men of old, i.e., the holy fathers, obtained divine approval, i.e., believed, and were made ready by faith: 'Abraham believed God and it was reputed to him unto justice' (Gen. …
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