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Origen on the Song of Songs As the Spirit of Scripture The
Bridegroom's Perfect Marriage-Song by
J. Christopher King, Member of the Bishop's Staff, Episcopal
Diocese of New York
About this book
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exegesis of the Song of Songs has long interacted creatively with -
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recently, reacted critically against - the
allegorical interpretation developed by Origen of |
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Alexandria (c .185-c .254) in his
Commentary and two Homilies on the Song of Songs. |
| Interest in
Origen's exegesis of the Song's narrative elements has dominated
past |
| scholarship,
which has almost entirely ignored how Origen assesses the Song
itself, in its |
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unity as a revealed text. This study aims to show
that the Commentary and Homilies - |
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when read in light of Origen's hermeneutic, his
nuptial theology, his understanding of the |
| prophetic
mediation of inspired texts, and his doctrine of last things -
clearly portray the |
| Song of Songs
itself as the divine Bridegroom's perfect marriage-song. As such, it
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mediates Christ's eschatological presence,
as the `spirit' of Scripture, in and through the |
| intelligible
structures of the text itself. |
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Contents : |
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1. Introduction |
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2. Origen and the spiritual reading of the Song of Songs |
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3. Origen, the nuptial motif, and the Song of Songs |
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4. Origen's grounds for the wholly spiritual reading of the Song of
Songs |
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5. Origen on the hermeneutical unity of the Song of Songs |
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6. Origen on the hermeneutical finality of the Song of Songs |
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7. Conclusion: the Song of Songs as the spirit of Scripture
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