Jerome
Patristic
c. A.D. 347–420
“It is wonderful how he addresses the dry bones, bones that were able to hear the Word of God before they had nerves, flesh, skin and life-giving breath.”
The interpretation timeline
Ezek 37:3
How this passage has been read — the sources, oldest to newest.
From the early Church Fathers to now.
Ezek 37:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And he said to me: Son of man, dost thou think these bones shall live? And I answered: O Lord God, thou knowest.”
Patristic
before A.D. 750
420
A.D.
Modern · 1953 →
The in-app commentary runs from the Fathers to the early-modern record, then stops — that's where the public-domain sources end, not where the reading does. For the modern reading, follow the sources directly.