From Whom Was Humanity Saved? The Ransom Soteriology of Origen's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans
This work examines the soteriology of Origen's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, with special focus upon the way that he uses ransom' imagery to explain the saving death of Christ. Origen did not assert any rights' of the devil, and his use of devil's ransom' image...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley-Blackwell
[2019]
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International journal of systematic theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 265-289 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBK Soteriology |
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| Summary: | This work examines the soteriology of Origen's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans, with special focus upon the way that he uses ransom' imagery to explain the saving death of Christ. Origen did not assert any rights' of the devil, and his use of devil's ransom' imagery was meant to be interpreted metaphorically, and not in a strictly literal fashion. This becomes evident when the ransom texts are interpreted alongside of Origen's surrounding discussion of evil and Christ's saving activity. Such a reading shows that Origen's soteriology employed both dramatic symbols and rationally grounded analysis in order to convey the mystery of Christ's saving work. Despite its metaphorical nature, however, Origen's presentation of the devil's ransom' abounds in theological realism and contains enduring soteriological truth. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-2400 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of systematic theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/ijst.12366 |