Origen, Ezekiel's Merkabah, and the Ascension of Moses
1981; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 50; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2307/3167317
ISSN1755-2613
Autores Tópico(s)Archaeology and Historical Studies
ResumoThe issue of Origen's relations with contemporary Judaism has attracted considerable attention, particularly in the past decade. There seems to be little question that Origen produced the bulk of his extensive exegetical work during the years he lived, taught, and preached in the Palestinian coastal city of Caesarea, from about 232 to his death between 251 and 255, and that Caesarea was a major intellectual center of rabbinic Judaism at that time. It is also generally agreed that Origen had frequent exchanges with Jews, friendly consultations as well as public debates; that Origen's writings suggest reasonable acquaintance with contemporary Jewish belief and practice; and that biblical exegeses known to us from rabbinic sources appear in the commentaries and homilies of Origen.
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