Origen’s biblical commentaries

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Origen’s biblical commentaries are extensive early Christian exegetical works that apply allegorical and theological interpretation to various books of Scripture, profoundly influencing later biblical scholarship and theology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian exegetical work
biblical commentary corpus
patristic literature
theological work
aimsTo defend Christian doctrine
unite philosophy and biblical revelation
associatedWithSchool Alexandrian school
author Origen of Alexandria
linked to: Origen
centralTheme Christological interpretation of Scripture
commentaryOn 1 Corinthians
Ezekiel
Genesis
Gospel of John
Gospel of Matthew
Hebrews
Lamentations
Psalms
Romans
Song of Songs
dateFrom 3rd century
exegeticalMethod allegorical interpretation
philological analysis
spiritual interpretation
theological interpretation
typological interpretation
focusesOn New Testament
Old Testament
genre commentary
influenced Alexandrian school of exegesis
Ambrose of Milan
Augustine of Hippo
Basil of Caesarea
Gregory of Nyssa
Jerome
later Christian exegesis
medieval biblical scholarship
medieval monastic exegesis
patristic theology
language Greek
placeOfOrigin Alexandria
Caesarea Maritima
preservationStatus partially extant
partly known through Latin translations
partly known through later quotations
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectMatter Bible
theologicalOrientation early Christian theology
usesConcept literal sense of Scripture
moral sense of Scripture
spiritual sense of Scripture
threefold sense of Scripture

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Commentary on Matthew partOf Origen’s biblical commentaries
GospelOfHebrews quotedInWork Homilies on Jeremiah (Origen)
linked to: Origen’s biblical commentaries
Heracleon fragmentsPreservedIn Commentary on John by Origen
linked to: Origen’s biblical commentaries
Homilies on Joshua partOf Origen’s homilies on the Old Testament
linked to: Origen’s biblical commentaries