Homilies on Judges (Fathers of the Church Patristic Series)
By Unknown Author.
Description
In his General Audience of May 2, 2007, Pope Benedict XVI praised Origen for his "primordial role" in the history of lectio divina, the prayerful reading of Scripture. He explained that Origen approaches Scripture reading not as "mere study" but as the pathway to knowing Christ and "falling in love with him." Origen's nine extant homilies on Judges exemplify this approach.In them, Origen calls his audience to participate in a loving relationship with Christ through interaction with Scripture. Delivered sometime between 238 and 248, these homilies expound o...
ISBN(s)
0813201195, 9780813201191
