In the fourth century, this Early Church Father preached a series of nine homilies from the book of Genesis, regarding God's creation of the world in six days. . . .
The Hexaemeron
Written by St. Basil of Caesarea (329 - 379), Translated by Blomfield Jackson, Read by Jonathan Lange
The Hexaemeron is the title of nine homilies delivered by St. Basil on the the cosmogony of the opening chapters of Genesis. They are Lenten sermons, heard by working men, preached at both morning and evening services.