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- Title
The Nonviolent Christ at the Apocalyptic Center of Origen's Homilies on Joshua.
- Authors
Magree SJ, Michael C.
- Abstract
Christians ancient and modern have puzzled over the violence in the book of Joshua. Origen of Alexandria interprets this text apocalyptically, to give readers a sense of their own personal moral struggle as participating in a cosmic effort. For Origen, the central act of apocalypse is the cross of Jesus Christ, conquering evil through nonviolence and making religious violence explicitly prohibited. This is a compelling exegesis still today, since by using the cross to reinterpret Joshua, Origen presents a middle path between endorsing the violence depicted and excising or ignoring it.
- Subjects
APOCALYPSE; SALVATION in Christianity; NONVIOLENCE; HERMENEUTICS; ORIGEN of Alexandria (Book)
- Publication
Theological Studies, 2023, Vol 84, Issue 3, p501
- ISSN
0040-5639
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/00405639231187375