Origen
Origen was both a very influential and very controversial biblical interpreter in early Christianity. His interpretation of the biblical texts on the resurrection enables us to see the basic principles of his approach to the Scriptures: a careful attention to the texts, a theological approach to the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2011
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2011, Volume: 45, Issue: 1, Pages: 76-91 |
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| Summary: | Origen was both a very influential and very controversial biblical interpreter in early Christianity. His interpretation of the biblical texts on the resurrection enables us to see the basic principles of his approach to the Scriptures: a careful attention to the texts, a theological approach to the texts guided by the Rule of Faith, and an informed dialogue with the philosophical and general cultural traditions of his time about the meaningfulness of the outcomes of the biblical interpretations. This paper first looks at Origen's basic assumption that the end of history (1 Cor 15:24-28) must be seen as a return to the beginnings; this provides the perspective within which the resurrection will be understood. A second section focuses on Origen's interpretation of the traditional anthropology, with special attention to the nature of the soul and of the body. A third section briefly looks at the cross, as the death of the flesh, which is the way towards the resurrection. A fourth section considers the present human condition as saving punishment while a fifth one focuses on the resurrection as a process of re-integration into the body of Christ. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC83412 |