Open AccessSymbolism of God’s Protection over the Chosen People during the Journey to the Promised Land in Origen’s Homilies to Psalm 77 (78)
Author(s) -
Krzysztof Bardski
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
collectanea theologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 2
eISSN - 2720-1481
pISSN - 0137-6985
DOI - 10.21697/ct.2021.91.4.03
Subject(s) - israelites , heaven , pillar , wilderness , literal (mathematical logic) , epic , torah , literature , philosophy , art , history , theology , judaism , linguistics , engineering , ecology , structural engineering , biology
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 has been applied to the following literary motifs: the separation of the waters of the Red Sea, the cloud and the pillar of fire leading the Israelites through the wilderness, water from a rock, and manna from heaven.