Date of Award
8-2022
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Practical Theology
First Advisor
Dale Meyer
Scripture References in this Resource
Genesis 3:8; Genesis 22:1ff; Leviticus 1:4-5; Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 5:2–3; Leviticus 5:4– 6; Leviticus 5:15; Leviticus 6:1–2; Leviticus 6:25–26; Leviticus 7:5–9; Leviticus 7:7; Leviticus 7:9; Leviticus 7:10; Leviticus 8:7; Leviticus 10:14–15; Leviticus 13:29–30; Leviticus 14:10; Leviticus 16:12; Leviticus 20:7; Leviticus 24:8-9; Leviticus 24:10-14; Leviticus 25:29–33; Leviticus 26:4; Deuteronomy 4:24; Deuteronomy 7:28–34; Deuteronomy 25:4; Deuteronomy 32:1-2; 1 Samuel 17:47; 2 Samuel 11:2; 2 Samuel 12:13; Psalm 27:13; Psalm 72:1ff; Psalm 118:106; Psalm 137:1-3; Psalm 140:2; Proverbs 9:9; Isaiah 1:25; Isaiah 48:20; Jeremiah 20:1–7; Hosea 4:14; Ezekiel 16:42; Zechariah 2:7; Zechariah 5:5-11; Matthew 4:8; Matthew 5:5; Matthew 15:1–8; Matthew 23:41–46; Luke 7:24– 28; Luke 9:3; John 1:17; John 3:16; John 8:1-11; John 14:6; Acts 20:38; Romans 1:17; Romans 1:20; Romans 12:1; 1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Corinthians 3:12; 1 Corinthians 9:9; 1 Corinthians 13:13; 2 Corinthians 5:1; Galatians 4:21–26; Ephesians 4:11; Philippians 3:19-20; Hebrews 8:5; Hebrews 10:12; Hebrews 10:20; Revelation 6:10; Revelation 18:4
Abstract
Johnson, Andrew M. “To the Glory of God: Evaluating Origen’s Exposition of the Scripture in His Leviticus Homilies”. Ph.D. diss., Concordia Seminary, 2022. 237 pp.
Origen has been called “Adamantine,” an impossibly hard metal. Many have found his work to be strong and powerful and equal in its density. Origen’s preaching is almost impenetrable to the Evangelical preacher. This dissertation seeks to offer an entry for modern evangelical preachers to engage with the historic practice of figural exposition in Origen’s Leviticus homilies. The dissertation investigates the interpretative, homiletical and rhetorical histories which intersect in Origen’s homilies. It unpacks Origen’s use of the rhetorical figures of anthypophora and expansion-by-division (distributio) exposition in his homilies on Leviticus in order to offer the evangelical preacher a guide for understanding how Origen’s homilies function and, in turn, how they can assist their own preaching. This dissertation engages Origen’s work through a close reading of Origen’s Leviticus homilies, evaluating and categorizing Origen’s homiletical use of figural exposition into three key themes: revelation of Christ, unity between Christ and the Christian, and edification through understanding.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Andrew, "To the Glory of God Evaluating Origen’s Exposition of the Scripture in His Leviticus Homilies" (2022). Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation. 127.
https://scholar.csl.edu/phd/127
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