Isaiah 6:1–3 and Angelomorphic Christology. An Approach to Understand Origen’s Isaiah Exegesis

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dc.contributor.authorLaato, Antti
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-18T12:08:10Z
dc.date.available2024-07-18T12:08:10Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis article deals with Origen’s interpretation of Isaiah’s vision in Isa 6. Origen refers to his Hebrew Master’s statement in Orig. Princ. 1.3.4 where two Seraphim are identified with Christ and the Holy Spirit. The main scope in the article is to put the Hebrew Master’s opinion in balance with Origen’s own Christology. The problem is approached from the method of biblical argumentation by using ancien reception historical ways to understand scripture. The Hebrew Master’s statement is related to three important themes: First, the angelomorphic theophanies in the Old Testament provide a general background for the idea that Christ (and the Holy Spirit) can be identified with Seraphim. Second, Origen relates Isaiah’s Seraphim to Cherubim in the Ark of Covenant and use Hab 3:2 to illustrate his Christology. Third, the Christology of the Ascension of Isaiah provides a good parallel to understand the Hebrew Master’s statement about Seraphim. The main result in the article is that Origen’s own Christology is well balanced with the statement of the Hebrew Master. Origen’s teachings about Christ can be characterized as high and subordinate Christology, and its roots are in early Jewish-Christian circles.
dc.identifier.citation„Verbum Vitae”, 2024, T. 42, Nr 2, s. 401-429
dc.identifier.doi10.31743/vv.17098
dc.identifier.issn1644-8561
dc.identifier.issn2451-280X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/7604
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWydawnictwo KUL
dc.rightsAttribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectangelomorphic Christology
dc.subjectAscension of Isaiah
dc.subjectCherubim
dc.subjectHebrew Master
dc.subjectIsaiah
dc.subjectOrigen
dc.subjectSeraphim
dc.subjectsubordinationism
dc.titleIsaiah 6:1–3 and Angelomorphic Christology. An Approach to Understand Origen’s Isaiah Exegesis
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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