Homilies on Numbers
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Homilies on Numbers is an early Christian series of sermons by Origen offering allegorical and theological interpretations of the biblical Book of Numbers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian homiletic work
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biblical commentary ⓘ patristic work ⓘ |
| allegoricallyInterprets |
Israel’s journey as the soul’s ascent to God
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Promised Land as spiritual perfection ⓘ battles of Israel as inner spiritual warfare ⓘ laws of purity as moral purification ⓘ priests and Levites as spiritual leaders and faculties of the soul ⓘ wilderness as spiritual testing ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Origen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biblicalCorpusInterpreted | Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Commentaries on the Old Testament
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Early Christian sermons ⓘ Works by Origen ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
Christological reading of the Old Testament
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ascetic discipline ⓘ moral exhortation ⓘ progress in virtue ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Israelite wilderness wanderings
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Levitical priesthood ⓘ figures of Moses and Aaron ⓘ journey of Israel from Sinai to the Promised Land ⓘ murmuring and trials of Israel ⓘ ritual purity ⓘ sacrificial laws ⓘ |
| genre | Christian biblical commentary ⓘ |
| influenced |
Latin Christian theology
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later patristic exegesis ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Middle Platonism
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Philo of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretiveMethod |
allegorical exegesis
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spiritual exegesis ⓘ theological interpretation ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
homily
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sermon ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | partially preserved ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject | Book of Numbers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTradition | Alexandrian theology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| tradition | Patristics ⓘ |
| transmission | Latin translation tradition ⓘ |
| usedIn |
early Christian preaching
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monastic spiritual formation ⓘ |
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