Origen of Alexandria: The study of the Scriptures as transformation of the readers into images of the God of love

For Origen, the purpose of reading the Scriptures is to be transformed more and more into the likeness of God, who is Love, through the Logos embodied in the Scriptures. This article first situated Origen’s approach to the Scriptures in the broad agreement over the centuries that the Scriptures are...

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Published in:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Main Author: Paul B. Decock
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2011-04-01
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Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/871