Origen and prophecy : fate, authority, allegory, and the structure of scripture / Claire Hall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hall, Claire, 1993- author.

Series:

Oxford theology and religion monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Origen.

Church history--Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600.

Church history.

Church history--Primitive and early church.

Prophecy--Christianity.

Prophecy.

Physical Description:

xv, 221 pages ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Contents:

Part I Prophecy and Exegesis

1 Defining Prophecy p. 7

1.1.1 Greek p. 9

1.1.2 Latin p. 11

1.2 Definitions of Prophecy p. 12

1.2.1 Greek Philosophical Definitions p. 14

1.2.2 Origen p. 19

2 Exegesis p. 26

2.1 Hermeneutics and Exegesis p. 28

2.2 Origen's Tripartite Hermeneutic of Exegesis p. 32

2.2.1 Stumbling Blocks p. 37

2.2.2 Commentary on Song of Songs p. 39

2.3 Reading Prophecy p. 41

2.3.1 Eusebius p. 46

2.3.2 Psalm 1:1-2 p. 47

2.3.3 Psalm 2:1-2 p. 48

2.3.4 Psalm 18 (19):4-7 p. 48

Part II Somatic Prophecy

3 Fate and Foreknowledge in Greek Philosophy p. 53

3.1 Fate p. 54

3.2 The Sea Battle p. 57

3.3 What is Free Will? p. 60

3.4 Greek Philosophical Approaches p. 62

3.4.1 Chrysippus and the Stoics p. 62

3.4.2 Platonists p. 65

3.4.3 Alexander of Aphrodisias and Divine Foreknowledge p. 66

3.5 Early Christian Understandings of Autonomy and Choice p. 70

4 Origen on Freedom and Foreknowledge p. 73

4.1 Origen on Autonomy p. 75

4.2 The Problem of Free Will and Foreknowledge p. 82

Part III Psychic Prophecy

5 Ecstasy, Virtue, and Authority p. 95

5.1 The Phrygians and Prophecy p. 96

5.2 Prophetic Ecstasy and Authority in Greek Philosophy p. 98

5.2.1 The Oracle at Delphi p. 99

5.2.2 Plato p. 102

5.2.3 Plutarch p. 105

5.2.4 Philo p. 107

5.2.5 Apollonius p. 112

6 Virtuous Prophets p. 117

6.1 The Oracle at Delphi p. 120

6.2 Balaam p. 125

6.3 Caiaphas p. 133

6.4 Isaiah and Jeremiah p. 135

6.5 Moses p. 141

Part IV Pneumatic Prophecy

7 Marcionites, Early Christians, and Knowledge of God p. 149

7.1 The Marcionites and God p. 150

7.2 The Marcionites and Prophecy p. 153

7.3 Epistemology p. 157

7.4 Early Christian Epistemologies p. 161

7.5 Knowledge and Exegesis of Christ p. 166

7.6 Prophecy: fixed canon or living tradition? p. 167

8 Scripture, Prophecy, and Knowledge of Christ in Origen p. 170

8.1 Origen against Marcion p. 171

8.2 John the Baptist p. 176

8.3 Knowledge, Revelation, and Inspiration p. 180

8.4 Time and Providence p. 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [197]-216) and index.

Other Format:

Electronic version: Hall, Claire. Origen and Prophecy.

ISBN:

0192846647

9780192846648

OCLC:

1246351629