Symbolism of God’s Protection over the Chosen People during the Journey to the Promised Land in Origen’s Homilies to Psalm 77 (78)
Krzysztof Bardski
Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw , Polandhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8340-3993
Abstract
The article analyzes selected literary motifs of Psalm 77, which were used by Origen to formulate more-than-literal interpretations. The methodology of research on the processes of creating allegorical and symbolic associations was applied to the following literary motifs: the separation of the waters of the Red Sea, a cloud and a pillar of fire leading the Israelites through the desert, water from a rock, and manna from heaven.
Keywords:
Origen, symbolism, Exodus, Psalm 77, allegorical interpretationReferences
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Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8340-3993
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