HLT 513 Origen
In this course the main focus will be on Origen's contributions to biblical scholarship. We shall consider his views on textual criticism primarily via readings in his Letter to Africanus and Commentary on Matthew. We shall also look at Origen's exegesis, and read samples from the three genres which he employs: scholia, homily, commentary. The samples will include a selection from the newly discovered (2012) Homilies on the Psalms, found in the Bavarian State library in Munich.