Homilies on Leviticus
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Homilies on Leviticus is an early Christian series of sermons, traditionally attributed to Origen, offering allegorical and theological interpretations of the biblical Book of Leviticus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homilies on Leviticus canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian homiletic collection
ⓘ
biblical commentary ⓘ patristic work ⓘ sermon cycle ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
edify Christian hearers
ⓘ
explain spiritual sense of Levitical laws ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Origen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Christian sermons
ⓘ
commentaries on the Old Testament ⓘ works by Origen ⓘ |
| century | 3rd century ⓘ |
| contains | homilies ⓘ |
| dealsWith |
Christian interpretation of Mosaic law
ⓘ
Christological reading of Leviticus ⓘ moral application of ritual laws ⓘ spiritual meaning of sacrifices ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Old Testament law
ⓘ
ritual purity laws ⓘ sacrificial system in Leviticus ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical exegesis
ⓘ
theological commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin patristic theology
ⓘ
medieval biblical exegesis ⓘ monastic spirituality ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Hellenistic Judaism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Platonic philosophy ⓘ |
| interpretationMethod |
allegorical
ⓘ
spiritual exegesis ⓘ typological ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm | sermon ⓘ |
| period | early Christian literature ⓘ |
| preservation | partially preserved ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scripturalBasis |
Hebrew Bible
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Septuagint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Book of Leviticus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
church as spiritual Israel
ⓘ
holiness ⓘ priesthood ⓘ sanctification ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Alexandrian school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalAttribution | Origen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transmission | known through later translations and fragments ⓘ |
| uses | allegory of temple and sacrifices ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.