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Samuel Fernández; Alfons Fürst (eds.), Clavis Origenis, Aschendorff Verlag, Münster, 2024
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Samuel Fernández; Alfons Fürst (eds.), Clavis Origenis, Aschendorff Verlag, Münster, 2024, 2024
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Cristianesimo nella storia, 2022
In this paper, I examine the critical evaluations of Eusebius’ exegesis of Isaiah and the Psalms ... more In this paper, I examine the critical evaluations of Eusebius’ exegesis of Isaiah and the Psalms in order to pinpoint the critical issues of the reconstructions proposed up until now. I then analyse some sample passages drawn from the commentaries which exemplify the author’s approach to these prophetic books. Finally, I argue one must not consider the aim of Eusebius’ hermeneutical enterprise to be either “literal" or “figurative" interpretation, but rather one must conceive these latter as means derived from Origen’s works to pursue the systematic identification of the events prophesied by the divine oracles.
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Studia Patristica. Vol. CXI - Papers presented at the Eighteenth International Conference on Patristic Studies held in Oxford 2019. Volume 8: Origen, ed. M. Vinzent, Peeters, Leuven-Paris-Bristol, CT, 2021
The discovery of twenty-nine new Greek Homilies on the Psalms by Origen has consistently widened ... more The discovery of twenty-nine new Greek Homilies on the Psalms by Origen has consistently widened our knowledge on the Alexandrian’s interpretation of the Psalter. He dedicated nine sermons to Psalm 77, addressing several distinctive points of his exegesis, and especially stressing the spiritual meaning of the historical events recalled in the composition. His interpretation urges the audience to a moral edification and to avoid the perils of heresies, symbolised by the schism between the kingdom of Judah and the kingdom of Israel. Eusebius, who knew Origen’s works on the Psalter, also composed a Commentary on the Psalms which we can partly read from direct tradition (on Pss. 51-95:2a). His interpretation of Psalm 77 is in line with the methodology of the Alexandrian exegesis, inasmuch as it investigates the persona loquens of the psalm or gives importance to the other Greek translations from the Hexapla. However, even if Eusebius never refused the allegorical interpretation, or denied its moral value, he was more interested in explaining the text from a historical point of view, stressing the responsibilities of the Jews for their punishments and thus highlighting the apologetic stance of the events narrated in the psalm. The analysis compares some fundamental key-issues of the two fathers’ exegesis of Psalm 77, so as to highlight the peculiarity of their own interpretations. The account of the different perspectives lets us glimpse the motivations that led Eusebius to pursue a different interpretation from Origen’s, while maintaining the basis of his method.
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Adamantius, 2019
This article analyses the significant occurrences of the terms σῶμα and σάρξ in the Homilies on t... more This article analyses the significant occurrences of the terms σῶμα and σάρξ in the Homilies on the Psalms, to outline Origen’s concept of the human body and to summarise how he deals with related themes preaching on the Psalter. He regularly resorts to the allegory so as to spiritualise the biblical message, thus offering new examples of the hermeneutical values of the metaphor of the spiritual senses. However, he also often hints at the relationship between body, soul, and spirit: this hierarchical anthropological conception is also at the core of Origen’s fundamental optimism that a virtuous use of the body plays a significant role in everyone’s salvation. In fact, provided that one succeeds in avoiding the excesses of corporeal needs, it is not required to resort to extreme ascetic practices: a firm but rational control on the desires of the flesh is enough for the believers to focus on the necessary spiritual activities. At the root of this positive consideration there is also the exemplary paradigm of the resurrection of Jesus with his very own flesh: from this perspective, then, Origen can stress that the final deification of man will involve not only the spirit and the soul, but also the body.
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Paradigmi del maschile e femminile nel cristianesimo antico. XLVII Incontro di Studiosi dell’Antichità Cristiana (Roma, 9-11 maggio 2019), 2020
L'articolo analizza alcuni passi inerenti alla figura della madre e all’atto della generazione ne... more L'articolo analizza alcuni passi inerenti alla figura della madre e all’atto della generazione nel Commento ai Salmi di Eusebio, da un lato per far emergere le valenze simboliche che questi temi assumono, dall'altro per evidenziare alcune caratteristiche peculiari del metodo esegetico proprio del vescovo di Cesarea, che si inscrive nella tradizione esegetica alessandrina pur innovandola e adattandola al proprio contesto.
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Origeniana Duodecima. Origen's Legacy in the Holy Land. A Tale of Three Cities: Jerusalem, Caesarea and Bethlehem. Proceedings of the 12th International Origen Congress, Jerusalem, 25-29 June, 2017, eds. B. Bitton-Ashkelony-O. Irshai-A. Kofsky-H. Newman-L. Perrone, Peeters, Leuven-Paris-Bristol, CT, 2019
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Origen regularly explains biblical places in the Bible as allegories referring to spiritual meanings. In the homilies Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the frequent mentions of geographical locations are consistently interpreted along this standard in original and distinctive ways, as compared with the previous interpretations of biblical geography among the Christian authors of the first three centuries. After a preliminary inspection of these different explanations, the paper focuses on the few cases where Origen refers to the promised land as ἁγία γῆ or terra sancta. In particular, HIer VII and HEz XI can be compared due to some recurring themes dealt from complementary points of view. On the one hand, this analysis deepens and enriches Origen’s concept of “holy land” in the perspective of pre-Constantinian Christianity; on the other hand, it provides meaningful examples of his rhetorical and preaching techniques, highlighting that his interpretations are presented as works in progress, whose nuances are liable to be influenced by the biblical context, in order to fit into a wider coherent framework. The images Origen evokes in the Homilies on the Prophets also find a reference in the Homilies on the Psalms, proving once again the multifaceted and creative coherence of the Alexandrian's exegesis.
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Spazi e tempi delle emozioni. Dai primi secoli all’età bizantina. Atti del Convegno Progetto FIR 2014 e delle VI Giornate di Studio della CULCA (Orpheus, 3), a c. di P.B. Cipolla-C. Crimi-R. Gentile-L. Giordano-A. Rotondo, Bonanno Editore, Acireale-Roma 2018, 2018
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This paper aims at providing an example of the extremely refined technique Origen uses, preaching on the Psalms, in order to explain the various occurrences of the term φόβος. While he stresses the importance of love as the spiritual attitude of the Christian believer (in opposition with the role of fear which characterized the Old Testament economy), in continuity with some philosophical and theological arguments he underlines the preparatory value of the fear of God in order to fight against sin. However, he also shows originality inasmuch he suggests that the φόβος which also the sage should tribute to God is not based on fear at all, but consists solely on the lovely respect that the Christian who is made perfect in love pays to God. A brief excursus on the interpretation of the Greek term and on Clemens’ work will highlight the elements Origen derives from the tradition and the ones he develops on his own.
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Articles by Tommaso Interi
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https://hdl.handle.net/2318/1883031
http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1831187
http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1763957
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Origen regularly explains biblical places in the Bible as allegories referring to spiritual meanings. In the homilies Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the frequent mentions of geographical locations are consistently interpreted along this standard in original and distinctive ways, as compared with the previous interpretations of biblical geography among the Christian authors of the first three centuries. After a preliminary inspection of these different explanations, the paper focuses on the few cases where Origen refers to the promised land as ἁγία γῆ or terra sancta. In particular, HIer VII and HEz XI can be compared due to some recurring themes dealt from complementary points of view. On the one hand, this analysis deepens and enriches Origen’s concept of “holy land” in the perspective of pre-Constantinian Christianity; on the other hand, it provides meaningful examples of his rhetorical and preaching techniques, highlighting that his interpretations are presented as works in progress, whose nuances are liable to be influenced by the biblical context, in order to fit into a wider coherent framework. The images Origen evokes in the Homilies on the Prophets also find a reference in the Homilies on the Psalms, proving once again the multifaceted and creative coherence of the Alexandrian's exegesis.
This paper aims at providing an example of the extremely refined technique Origen uses, preaching on the Psalms, in order to explain the various occurrences of the term φόβος. While he stresses the importance of love as the spiritual attitude of the Christian believer (in opposition with the role of fear which characterized the Old Testament economy), in continuity with some philosophical and theological arguments he underlines the preparatory value of the fear of God in order to fight against sin. However, he also shows originality inasmuch he suggests that the φόβος which also the sage should tribute to God is not based on fear at all, but consists solely on the lovely respect that the Christian who is made perfect in love pays to God. A brief excursus on the interpretation of the Greek term and on Clemens’ work will highlight the elements Origen derives from the tradition and the ones he develops on his own.
Conference Presentations by Tommaso Interi
Download: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.17395/105629
https://hdl.handle.net/2318/1883031
http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1831187
http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1763957
http://digital.casalini.it/4763376
Open access full text: http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1742224
http://hdl.handle.net/2318/1713962
Origen regularly explains biblical places in the Bible as allegories referring to spiritual meanings. In the homilies Jeremiah and Ezekiel, the frequent mentions of geographical locations are consistently interpreted along this standard in original and distinctive ways, as compared with the previous interpretations of biblical geography among the Christian authors of the first three centuries. After a preliminary inspection of these different explanations, the paper focuses on the few cases where Origen refers to the promised land as ἁγία γῆ or terra sancta. In particular, HIer VII and HEz XI can be compared due to some recurring themes dealt from complementary points of view. On the one hand, this analysis deepens and enriches Origen’s concept of “holy land” in the perspective of pre-Constantinian Christianity; on the other hand, it provides meaningful examples of his rhetorical and preaching techniques, highlighting that his interpretations are presented as works in progress, whose nuances are liable to be influenced by the biblical context, in order to fit into a wider coherent framework. The images Origen evokes in the Homilies on the Prophets also find a reference in the Homilies on the Psalms, proving once again the multifaceted and creative coherence of the Alexandrian's exegesis.
This paper aims at providing an example of the extremely refined technique Origen uses, preaching on the Psalms, in order to explain the various occurrences of the term φόβος. While he stresses the importance of love as the spiritual attitude of the Christian believer (in opposition with the role of fear which characterized the Old Testament economy), in continuity with some philosophical and theological arguments he underlines the preparatory value of the fear of God in order to fight against sin. However, he also shows originality inasmuch he suggests that the φόβος which also the sage should tribute to God is not based on fear at all, but consists solely on the lovely respect that the Christian who is made perfect in love pays to God. A brief excursus on the interpretation of the Greek term and on Clemens’ work will highlight the elements Origen derives from the tradition and the ones he develops on his own.
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