St. Cyril Puns

I was reading Genesis 22 and the Catena app gave me this really interesting quote from St. Cyril regarding the story of Abraham and Isaac.

“ If someone of us desired to see the story of Abraham portrayed in a picture, how would the painter represent him? Would he do it in a single painting showing him doing all the things mentioned, or in successive pictures and distinctively, or in different images, but most often Abraham himself, for example, in one picture sitting on his donkey taking his son along and followed by his servants? In another one, again, with the donkey staying behind down below along with the servants, and Isaac being burdened with the wood while Abraham holds in his hands the knife and the fire? And, indeed, in a different painting, Abraham again in a different pose after he has bound the youth upon the wood and his right hand is armed with a sword in order that he might start the sacrifice? But this would not be a different Abraham each time, although he is seen most of the time in a different pose. It would be the same man in every instance with the skill of the artist continually disposing him according to the needs of the subject matter. For it would not be likely or at any rate probable that one would see him doing all the actions mentioned in a single painting.”

Does anyone know where this quote comes from? Is it from a commentary or a homily on Genesis or is it being pulled from a different work?

I’m looking to understand the Bible better so I thought the fathers would be best. I know St. Cyril, St. John chrysostom and St. Gregory the great has homilies/commentary on specific bible books. What are some good ones that aren’t by the 3 I’ve mentioned?

I recently made a similar post on r/Catholicism but I wasn't really satisfied with the answers, so seeing as the issue is more close to home with you guys, I'll ask you. I've recently been feeling uncomfortable with the fact that St. Cyril was a really bad man. Like the expulsion of the Jews from Alexandria, his possible involvement in the killing of Hypatia etc. How does one justify this? Surely this is far from saintly. Isn't it wrong of us brethren in Christ to make the assertion that he is in Heaven. Plz answer, thanks.

I mean using the Greek alphabet.

This week we had the interesting experience stated above as part of the unit on Christian Apologetics taught by Fr Antonios Kaldas. He invited Steve to present atheism to the college.

One interesting thing which came out of it for me was the potential to talk 'past' the other person at what you imagine them to be, not what they are.

For example we kept asking the speaker questions about the 'meaning of existence', thinking this would undermine his position, whilst the speaker assumed (I presume) low levels of education and scientific literacy on our part, leading to a literal reception of, for example, the account of creation.

This, in itself, was a very worthwhile outcome.

Though y'all would be interested.