Allegory and Event: A Study of the Sources and Significance of Origen's Interpretation of Scripture

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Allegory and Event: A Study of the Sources and Significance of Origen's Interpretation of Scripture

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ISBN: 9780664224448

By: R.P.C. Hanson

Westminster John Knox Press / 2002 / Paperback

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(PUBWestminster/John Knox)Origen's approach to hermeneutics has been influential throughout church history. Though prone to allegory, he, at the same time, took historical events seriously. It's good to see Hanson's classic work, one of the most widely consulted in the field, back in print. 432 pages, softcover.

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Title: Allegory and Event: A Study of the Sources and Significance of Origen's Interpretation of Scripture
By: R.P.C. Hanson
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 432
Vendor: Westminster John Knox Press
Publication Date: 2002

Dimensions: 8.50 X 5.50 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 4 ounces
ISBN: 066422444X
ISBN-13: 9780664224448
Stock No: WW24440

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In this classic work in patristic studies, R. P. C. Hanson elucidates the views of the third-century theologian Origen on the nature and interpretaion of Scripture. The introduction by a leading Origen scholar sets Hanson's work in its context and explores its significance to Origen scholarship.

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R. P. C. Hanson was Lightfoot Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham; Professor of Theology at the University of Nottingham; and Professor of Historical and Contemporary Theology at the University of Manchester.