Allegory as Embodiment: The Function of History in Origen's "Genesis Homily"

Daniel Boyarin has recently characterized Origen's allegorical exegesis as a sort of disembodied history. Boyarin contrasts Origen's spiritual approach to the Scriptures with that of rabbinic midrash that, according to Boyarin, preserves the integrity of both history and bodies. In doing s...

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Main Author: Boles, Paul C. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The Pennsylvania State University Press 2016
In: Journal of theological interpretation
Year: 2016, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-101
RelBib Classification:HB Old Testament
KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity
VB Hermeneutics; Philosophy
Further subjects:B Theology
B Soul music
B Heaven
B Sacred Texts
B Allegorical Interpretation
B Arid zones
B Referents
B Bible
B History instruction
B Allegory
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