Homilies on Joshua

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Homilies on Joshua is a series of early Christian sermons by Origen offering allegorical and spiritual interpretations of the biblical Book of Joshua.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian homiletic work
biblical commentary
patristic work
sermon collection
associatedWith Alexandrian school of theology NERFINISHED
author Origen NERFINISHED
basedOn Book of Joshua NERFINISHED
category Commentaries on the Old Testament NERFINISHED
Early Christian sermons
Works by Origen NERFINISHED
century 3rd century
circulatedIn early Christian communities
dateWritten 3rd century
emphasizes inner meaning of Scripture
moral transformation of the believer
focusesOn Christian spiritual life
entry into the Promised Land as image of salvation
moral exhortation
spiritual warfare
genre allegorical commentary
biblical exegesis
homily
hasPerspective non-literal reading of conquest narratives
influenced later Christian exegesis of Joshua
medieval spiritual interpretation of the Old Testament
interpretiveMethod allegorical
spiritual
typological
language Greek
literaryForm sermon
partOf Origen’s homilies on the Old Testament NERFINISHED
portrays Israel’s conquest as image of spiritual struggle
Joshua as type of Christ
religiousTradition Christianity
scripturalBookCommented Joshua NERFINISHED
studiedIn biblical studies
historical theology
patristic scholarship
subject Book of Joshua NERFINISHED
theologicalEmphasis Christian perfection
Christological reading of the Old Testament
sanctification
theologicalTradition early Christian theology
tradition Patristics
usedIn historical Christian catechesis
historical Christian preaching

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