Titre du document / Document title

ORIGEN'S PARALLEL BIBLE : TEXTUAL CRITICISM, APOLOGETICS, OR EXEGESIS?

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

LAW T. M. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Oriental Institute, University of Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI

Résumé / Abstract

The assumption held by most Septuagint scholars that Origen compiled the Hexapla for a text-critical or apologetic use is challenged. A third possibility-that Origen's motivations were more exegetical-is considered. This third view has not received the attention it deserves, even though it has been raised several times in the past few decades. Here I examine Origen's life and thought with particular attention to his approach to and use of Scripture. After discussing the content and structure of the Hexapla, I evaluate the two theories that are most often used to explain the genesis of the Hexapla, and attempt to show their insufficiency alone to account for Origen's work. The third proposal is then tested to see if an exegetical motivation fits more harmoniously with Origen's attitude towards Scripture.

Revue / Journal Title

Journal of theological studies   ISSN 0022-5185 

Source / Source

2008, vol. 59 (1), pp. 1-21 [21 page(s) (article)]

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Oxford University Press, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI  (1899) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Bible ; Textual criticism ; Exegesis ; Apologetics ; Septuagint ; Origen ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Hexaples ; Bible ; Critique textuelle ; Exégèse ; Apologétique ; Septante ; Origène ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 23250, 35400017373342.0010