Commentary on Matthew

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Commentary on Matthew is an early Christian exegetical work by Origen that offers one of the first extensive theological and allegorical interpretations of the Gospel of Matthew.

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instanceOf Christian theological work
biblical commentary
exegetical work
patristic text
approximateDate c. 244 CE
author Origen
surface form: Origen of Alexandria
basedOn Gospel of Matthew
centuryOfComposition 3rd century
citedBy Eusebius of Caesarea
Jerome
Latin Church Fathers
discusses Sermon on the Mount
surface form: Beatitudes

Lord’s Prayer
Passion narrative in Matthew
Peter’s confession at Caesarea Philippi
Transfiguration
surface form: Transfiguration of Jesus

genealogy of Jesus in Matthew 1
focusesOn Sermon on the Mount
miracles of Jesus
parables of Jesus
genre biblical exegesis
influenced Latin biblical commentators
later patristic exegesis
influencedBy Middle Platonism
Philo of Alexandria
interpretiveMethod allegorical exegesis
literal exegesis
theological exegesis
language Koine Greek
originallyWrittenIn Greek language
partOf Origen’s biblical commentaries
placeOfComposition Caesarea Maritima
preservedIn Greek fragments
Latin translation
religiousTradition Christianity
subject Christology
New Testament theology
ecclesiology
ethics in the Sermon on the Mount
survivalStatus partially preserved
theologicalPerspective Alexandrian theology
surface form: Alexandrian school of theology
theologicalTheme kingdom of heaven
perfection and Christian discipleship
relationship between Law and Gospel
spiritual sense of Scripture
translatedBy Tyrannius Rufinus
usedIn historical-critical study of Origen
history of biblical interpretation
patristic studies

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Origen notableWork Commentary on Matthew