Homilies on the Psalms: Codex Monacensis Graecus 314
"In 2012 a previously unknown manuscript, containing 3rd-century writings, was discovered in a Munich library. Named Codex Monacensis Graecus 314, it contains 29 homilies in their original language, which is ancient Greek. Most of them had been previously unknown altogether, and a few had been...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Contributors: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subito Delivery Service: | Order now. |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Washington, D.C
The Catholic University of America Press
[2020]
|
| In: |
The fathers of the church (volume 141)
Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | The fathers of the church
volume 141 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Handwriting (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek) Cod. graec. 314
|
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Psalms Sermons Early works to 1800
|
| Summary: | "In 2012 a previously unknown manuscript, containing 3rd-century writings, was discovered in a Munich library. Named Codex Monacensis Graecus 314, it contains 29 homilies in their original language, which is ancient Greek. Most of them had been previously unknown altogether, and a few had been known only in a subsequent Latin translation. Their author is the 3rd-century Christian theologian Origen (native of Alexandria, Egypt; died in Caesarea, Palestine). This book is the first English translation of these Greek homilies. In the homilies Origen provides interpretations of Psalms (of the Bible) -- interpretations that employ concepts of classical Greek theology and a three-level method of biblical interpretation (literal, moral, allegorical). He addresses questions about the goal of the Christian life, the church, the incarnation of Christ, and human nature"-- |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0813233194 |