Alexander has no place for allegory, and very little for even typology in his exegesis. He is highly critical of Grotius in his appeal to a double sense in Isa. 9:6. Thus seldom do the Church Fathers appear as dialogue partners, and the range of issues that concern him does not overlap with many of the major questions raised by the church's earliest traditions. In a real sense, his commentary is a reaction to the Enlightenment.
