The Soul and Spirit of Scripture Within Origen's Exegesis

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-391-04199-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Greek, Ancient (to 1453), Band 3, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: The Bible in Ancient Christianity

Elizabeth Ann Dively Lauro discusses the theologian Origen’s employment of three distinct senses of scriptural meaning within his exegetical theory and practice: somatic (bodily, factually historical), psychic (pertaining to the soul, a figurative call to shun vice and grow in virtue), and pneumatic (spiritual, revealing God’s plan of salvation through Christ’s Incarnation). Lauro first establishes that a correct understanding of the mechanics of Origen’s exegesis is vital to an informed reading of his works, then cites Origen’s theoretical foundations for each sense. She ultimately demonstrates how the relationship between the two “higher senses” (psychic and pneumatic) is central to Origen’s exegetical efforts and facilitates his audience’s spiritual transformation.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dively Lauro, Elizabeth

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte Frühes Christentum, Patristik, Christliche Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Elizabeth Ann Dively Lauro, Ph.D. (2002) in Theology, University of Notre Dame, is currently a Research Scholar living in Los Angeles. She has published various articles on Origen's exegetical method and eschatological theology.