The Commentary of Origen on the Gospel of St. Matthew: Translated with Introduction and Brief Annotations trans. by Ronald E. Heine (review)

• Autores: John Solheid
• Localización: Journal of early Christian studies: Journal of the North American Patristic Society, ISSN 1067-6341, Nº. 4, 2019, págs. 671-673
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Thanks to Heine, early Christian scholars, and scholars of Origen in particular, can now more easily engage with and benefit from one of the most significant works of the Alexandrian. [...]this translation nicely coincides with the publication of the critical edition of Origen's recently discovered Psalm Homilies, which were delivered at nearly the same time as he composed his Matthew Commentary. Perhaps Heine's most significant accomplishment in the Introduction is his treatment of how Origen develops a hermeneutical tool for the interpretation of scripture based on the evangelist's distinction of Jesus teaching the crowds in parables, but instructing his disciples in secret (11). Another significant contribution of Heine is his observation that, given Origen's vast literary output during his Caesarean period, which included both learned commentaries and homilies, his writing and teaching overlapped, suggesting that at least some of his commentaries were products of his classroom lectures (6).