Pedagogy of the heart grammar, philosophy, and the Christian reader in Origen's Greek Homilies on the Psalms John C. Solheid

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Solheid, John C., author.

Series:

Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae v. 190

Vigiliae Christianae. Supplements v olume 190

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Origen. Homilies on the Psalms.

Origen.

Christian literature, Early--History and criticism.

Christian literature, Early.

Reading--Religious aspects.

Reading.

Genre:

Electronic books

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Boston BRILL 2025

Summary:

This monograph presents a detailed and accessible analysis of the recently discovered Greek Homilies on the Psalms preached by Origen in the late 240's CE. The author brings a discerning eye to the interplay of Hellenistic paideia and Origen's exegetical and pedagogical aims of creating a Christian reading culture. In so doing, he also challenges the traditional dichotomy of school and church in the third century. The reader will discover Origen the teacher applying the critical tools of his time in order to cultivate the Christian reader in purity of heart

Contents:

Front Cover

Half-Title Page

Series Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

1. Origen's Works

2. Other Ancient Works

3. Modern Abbreviations

Introduction

1. Topic and Thesis

2. The Status Quaestionis

3. Methodology

4. Outline

5. The Psalm Homilies in the Codex Monacensis Graecus 314

Chapter 1. Origen of Caesarea: School and Church in Roman Palestine

1. School and Church in Caesarea

1.1. The School of Caesarea

1.2. Origen's Preaching in Caesarea

2. Conclusion

Chapter 2. Inside the Liturgical Classroom

1. Literacy in Early Christianity

2. Literate Education in the Homilies on the Psalms

2.1. Preliminary Remarks

2.2. Hom. 1 in Ps. 36

2.3. Hom. 1 in Ps. 77

3. Conclusion

Chapter 3. The Bible and Philosophy in the Homilies on the Psalms

1. Introduction

2. The Philosophical Curriculum of the Homilies

2.1. Physics: The Cosmos and the Coherence of the Bible

2.2. Physics: The Immortality of the Soul

2.3. Ethics: The Passions

2.4. Dialectics: Zetetic Reading

2.5. Reading as a Spiritual Exercise

3. Conclusion

Chapter 4. The Christian Reader in the Homilies on the Psalms

1. The Heart

1.1. A Spiritual Being

1.2. The Spiritual Organ, par excellence

1.3. Purity of Heart

2. Purity of Heart in the Homilies on the Psalms

2.1. 'My Kidneys Instructed Me' (Ps. 15:7a): Hom. 2 in Ps. 15

2.2. 'The waters saw you, O God, and were afraid' (Ps. 76:17): Hom. 3 in Ps. 76

2.3. 'A voice of your thunder was in the circuit' (Ps. 76:19a): Hom. 4 in Ps. 76

2.4. 'Delight in the Lord and he will give you the requests of your heart' (Ps. 36:4): Hom. 1 in Ps. 36

3. The Word in the City

3.1. Purity of Heart and the Christian Reader

4. Conclusion

Chapter 5. Reading and the Reader in Origen's Caesarean School

1. Grammatical Instruction

1.1. Philology: Text Criticism and the Hexapla

1.2. The Finer Points of Grammar

2. Philosophical Instruction

2.1. Physics

2.2. Ethics

2.3. Dialectics: Zetetic Reading Habits

3. Modelling a Christian Reader

Conclusion

Bibliography

1. Primary Sources

1.1. Origen's Works Greek/English Translation

1.2. Other Ancient Authors Cited

2. Secondary Sources

Index

Back Cover

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based upon print version of record

Other Format:

Print version C. Solheid, John Pedagogy of the Heart

ISBN:

9789004731240

9004731245

OCLC:

1521493746

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