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

R. P. C. Hanson (Author)

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Publication Date: February 28, 2003

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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'Hanson's Allegory and Event, was his chief work of Origen scholarship. It remains important as a book that set the tone for several generations of thinkers, and one that continues to influence popular understandings in the English-speaking world of Origen as a biblical theologian.' - John A. McGuckin, Professor of Early Church History, Union Theological Seminary and Columbia University

About the Author

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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 428 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press (February 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 066422444X
• ISBN-13: 978-0664224448
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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This review is from: Allegory and Event: A Study of the Sources and Significance of Origen's Interpretation of Scripture (Paperback)

Other works about Origen give outline details of his life and works, and allow the reader only to scratch the surface of this scholar's vast and complicated thought. Hanson's book, on the other hand, presents and develops each of the major elements of Origen's thought, thereby allowing the reader to gain a much deeper level of analysis and interpretation.