The Reception of Origen in the Hexaemeron by Anastasius Sinaita: Between Criticism and Approval
This article examines Anastasius of Sinai’s complex attitude towards Origen in his Hexaemeron (CPG 7770). While the explicit references to Origen are all taking the form of criticism, sometimes mingled with compassion, the few indirect references point to borrowings from his (now lost) work on Genes...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
[2019]
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Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
Year: 2019, Volume: 95, Issue: 3, Pages: 415-426 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Origenes 185-254
/ Exegesis
/ Reception
/ Anastasios, Sinaites, Heiliger 610-701, In hexaemeron libri XII
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible HB Old Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Genesis 1,1-2,4
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| Summary: | This article examines Anastasius of Sinai’s complex attitude towards Origen in his Hexaemeron (CPG 7770). While the explicit references to Origen are all taking the form of criticism, sometimes mingled with compassion, the few indirect references point to borrowings from his (now lost) work on Genesis. Moreover, Anastasius’ method of interpretation shows acquaintance with Origen’s exegesis. It is argued that Anastasius’ approach to Gen 1-3, which consists in expounding the whole creation and paradise narrative as foreshadowing the mystery of Christ and the Church, has been based upon Origen’s paradigm of an "all-embracing allegory". Origen, although regarded as heretic, was therefore one of the early Fathers on whom Anastasius actually, but tacitly, drew. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1423 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/ETL.95.3.3286794 |