Allegory and Event

In this classic work in patristic studies, R. P. C. Hanson elucidates the views of the third-century theologian Origen on the nature and interpretaion of Scripture. The introduction by a leading Origen scholar sets Hanson's work in its context and explores its significance to Origen scholarship.

Introduction

1

(6)

Joseph W. Trigg

Preface

7

(2)

I THE SOURCES OF CHRISTIAN ALLEGORY

9

(122)

Jewish Allegory

11

(26)

Alexandrian and Hellenistic Allegory

37

(28)

Allegory in the New Testament

65

(32)

The Development of the Allegorical Tradition

97

(34)

II ORIGEN AS AN EXEGETE

131

(102)

Contemporary Exegesis

133

(29)

Origen's Handling of the Text of the Bible

162

(25)

Inspiration

187

(23)

Accommodation

210

(23)

III ORIGEN AS AN ALLEGORIST

233

(142)

The Three Senses of Scripture

235

(24)

Historicity

259

(30)

The Law

289

(22)

Sacraments

311

(22)

Eschatology

333

(26)

CONCLUSION

Origen's Interpretation of Scripture

359

(16)

Abbreviations

375

(1)

Bibliography

376

(6)

Index of References

382

(16)

Index of Names

398

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