Celsus and Origen on Divine Descent

Rhetoric, Linguistics and Philosophical Theology in Origen, Contra Celsum 4.1-22

AvFreerk Jan H. Berghuis

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Can the Divine itself come down to earth? The Platonist Celsus rejected it as most shameful, Origen however defended this idea as an essential part of Christian doctrine. This book comments on passages from Origen’s Against Celsus 4 in which both authors put forward their arguments. The Greek text is discussed from three perspectives: linguistics, rhetoric and philosophical theology. This approach includes a focus on the communication between author and readers, the structure of the discourse, and the persuasive strategies used by Celsus and Origen. Attention is also given to conceptions of God and his relation to the world, which form the backdrop to their arguments. Moreover, their theological conceptions are related to the wider philosophical discourse of the Greco-Roman age.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-06-15
Mått:155 x 235 x 39 mm
Vikt:999 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Ancient Philosophy & Religion
Antal sidor:516
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004545977

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Freerk Jan H. Berghuis, Ph.D. (2020), University of Groningen, is a Classics teacher at Gomarus College, Groningen. In 2009 he published a Dutch translation of Origen’s De principiis, with introduction and comments (Budel: Damon).

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgements1 Introduction1 Preface: Communication and Topic2 Position within Academic Discussions3 Organization of This Book4 The Authors and Their Works5 Text, Editions, Translations2 Linguistics1 Introduction and Preview of the Chapter2 Discourse Situation3 Tense4 Particles5 Word Order3 Rhetoric1 Introduction and Preview of the Chapter2 Rhetoric in the Ancient World3 Basics of Rhetorical Theories4 Origen and Rhetoric5 Reflections on Rhetoric and Persuasion in Contra Celsum4 Philosophical Theology1 Introduction and Preview of the Chapter2 The Philosophical Landscape3 Celsus’ Theology4 Origen’s Theology5 The Theology of Celsus and Origen in the Philosophical Landscape5 Commentary on Contra Celsum 4.1–221 Prayer and Intention (Contra Celsum 4.1a)2 Divine Descent and the Prophets (Contra Celsum 4.1b–2)3 Correction and Free Will (Contra Celsum 4.3–4)4 The Interpretation of Anthropomorphisms (Contra Celsum 4.5)5 Mortal ambition? (Contra Celsum 4.6)6 Salvation Plan (Contra Celsum 4.7–9)7 Threatening Words and Improvement (Contra Celsum 4.10)8 Flood and Fire (Contra Celsum 4.11–13)9 Change (Contra Celsum 4.14–16)10 Allegorization (Contra Celsum 4.17)11 Deceit or Adaptation? (Contra Celsum 4.18–19)12 Punishments and Purification (Contra Celsum 4.20–22)6 ConclusionsBibliographyIndex