Origen and Scripture
Title | Origen and Scripture PDF eBook |
Author | Peter W. Martens |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 293 |
Release | 2012-01-05 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0199639558 |
This book examines Origen of Alexandria's approach to the Bible through a biographical lens, focusing on his account of the scriptural interpreter. Martens explores the many ways in which Origen thought ideal scriptural interpreters (himself included) embarked upon a way of salvation, culminating in the everlasting contemplation of God.
Historie Et Espit
Title | Historie Et Espit PDF eBook |
Author | Henri de Lubac |
Publisher | Ignatius Press |
Pages | 516 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780898708806 |
Origen (185-ca. 254), one of the most prolific and influential of the early Church Fathers, is best known to us for his Scripture exegesis. Henri de Lubac's History and Spirit is a landmark study of Origen's understanding of Scripture and his exegetical methods. In exploring Origne's efforts to interpret the four different senses of Scripture, de Lubac leads the reader through an immense and varied work to its center: Christ the Word.
Allegory and Event
Title | Allegory and Event PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Patrick Crosland Hanson |
Publisher | Westminster John Knox Press |
Pages | 436 |
Release | 2002-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780664224448 |
In this classic work in patristic studies, R. P. C. Hanson elucidates the views of the third-century theologian Origen on the nature and interpretaion of Scripture. The introduction by a leading Origen scholar sets Hanson's work in its context and explores its significance to Origen scholarship.
On First Principles
Title | On First Principles PDF eBook |
Author | Origen |
Publisher | Ave Maria Press |
Pages | 576 |
Release | 2013-12-09 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0870612808 |
Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is available at an affordable price and in a more accessible format. On First Principles is the most important surviving text written by third-century Church father, Origen. Origen wrote in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, and contributed to the very formation of Christianity. Readers see Origen grappling with the mysteries of salvation and brainstorming how they can be understood. This edition presents G. W. Butterworth’s trusted translation in a new, more readable format, retains the introduction by Henri de Lubac, and includes a new foreword by John C. Cavadini. As St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church, wrote: “Origen is the stone on which all of us were sharpened.”
Origen
Title | Origen PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph W. Trigg |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 307 |
Release | 2012-10-12 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134815263 |
Origen was the most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality. This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen's writings, including some never previously available in print, show how Origen provided a lasting framework for Christian theology by finding through study of the Bible a coherent understanding of God's saving plan.
The Soul and Spirit of Scripture within Origen's Exegesis
Title | The Soul and Spirit of Scripture within Origen's Exegesis PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Dively Lauro |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 263 |
Release | 2004-11-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9047414977 |
Elizabeth Ann Dively Lauro discusses the theologian Origen’s employment of three distinct senses of scriptural meaning within his exegetical theory and practice: somatic (bodily, factually historical), psychic (pertaining to the soul, a figurative call to shun vice and grow in virtue), and pneumatic (spiritual, revealing God’s plan of salvation through Christ’s Incarnation). Lauro first establishes that a correct understanding of the mechanics of Origen’s exegesis is vital to an informed reading of his works, then cites Origen’s theoretical foundations for each sense. She ultimately demonstrates how the relationship between the two “higher senses” (psychic and pneumatic) is central to Origen’s exegetical efforts and facilitates his audience’s spiritual transformation.
The Philocalia of Origen
Title | The Philocalia of Origen PDF eBook |
Author | Origen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 1911 |
Genre | Apologetics |
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