Exegetical Fragments of Dionysius

Dionysius of Alexandria

Translated by S. D. F. Salmond

9 chapters · about 36 min

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The opening

Chapter I.

A Commentary on the Beginning of Ecclesiastes.

“The words of the son of David, king of Israel in Jerusalem.”

In like manner also Matthew calls the Lord the son of David.

“What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?”

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About this edition

The words
S. D. F. Salmond's English translation, copied word for word.
Copied from

Christian Classics Ethereal Library, Ante-Nicene Fathers VI

Left out
  • The title page and opening pages before chapter 1
  • The source website's menus, layout and notices
  • Other material that isn't the author's, in 2 places
  • Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages