The Nature of the Homily in the Corpus of Origen: Insights from the Greek Homilies on the Psalms and Jeremiah

In this article, I problematise the scholarly understanding of Origen’s exegetical homilies, typically understood as condensed and simplified versions of his exegetical commentaries for a mixed audience. This assessment was necessarily based mainly on the homiletic material in Latin translation by R...

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Main Author: DeCock, Miriam (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2025, Volume: 79, Issue: 2, Pages: 117-149
Further subjects:B Origen of Alexandria
B Origen’s Homilies on Jeremiah
B Origen’s Homilies on the Psalms
B late antique literacy
B psalms exegesis
B early Christian exegesis
B early Christian homilies
B OLD TESTAMENT EXEGESIS
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