Origen on the Song of Songs as the spirit of scripture : the bridegroom's perfect marriage-song /

Christian exegesis of the Song of Songs has long interacted creatively with - and, more recently, reacted critically against - the allegorical interpretation developed by Origen of Alexandria (c.185-c.254) in his Commentary and two Homilies on the Song of Songs. Interest in Origen's exegesis of...

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Origen on the Song of Songs
1. Verfasser:
King, J. Christopher
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Zusammenfassung:
Christian exegesis of the Song of Songs has long interacted creatively with - and, more recently, reacted critically against - the allegorical interpretation developed by Origen of Alexandria (c.185-c.254) in his Commentary and two Homilies on the Song of Songs. Interest in Origen's exegesis of the Song's narrative elements has dominated past scholarship, which has almost entirely ignored how Origen assesses the Song itself, in its unity as arevealed text. This study aims to show that the Commentary and Homilies - when read in light of Origen's hermeneutic, his nuptial theology, his understand
Umfang:
1 online resource (305 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-284) and index.
ISBN:
1-281-19837-4
9786611198374
0-19-153408-0
1-4356-2277-4
Schlagworte:
Origen > Criticism and interpretation.
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