Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Il sacrificio di Isacco nell'interpretazione origeniana e rabbinica. |
| Authors: |
Tzvetkova-Glaser, Anna1 Anna.Tzvetkova-Glaser@wts.uni-heidelberg.de |
| Source: |
Adamantius. 2017, Vol. 23, p130-137. 8p. |
| Abstract: |
The "Aqedah" (the binding or sacrifice of Isaac) is one of the most commented episodes of the Book Genesis. In the postexilic and intertestamentarian period it gains more and more importance. Not only Abrahams obedience and faithfulness, but also Isaacs pretended agreement to be sacrificed became topoi of the Jewish exegesis. In the Books of Macabees, in the Book of Jubilees, and in the hellenistic-Jewish literature, Isaac arises gradually as a typos of martyr, whose merits concern all the future generations of Israel. In the rabbinic literature (Targumim, Mekhilta, Midrashim) this line of interpretation has been further developed. Isaac's merits have an important role for the Jewish religious praxis after the destruction of the Tempel (70 CE) and the interruption of the sacrificial cult, which has been replaced by prayers including Gen 22. In the Christian tradition before Origen Isaac is mainly a typos of Christ. Probably Origen's audience also knew of the typology Isaac/Christ and expected to hear of it from the exegete. Nevertheless he prefers to dedicate more attention to the figure of Abraham and ignores any presumptuous agreement of Isaac to be sacrificed. For long parts of the HomGen VIII (dealing with the Aqedah) he neglects the typology Isaac/Christ and follows quasi in literal manner the Biblical narrative. This typology appears in the end of HomGen VIII and is used in HomGen IX in polemical sense against Judaism, when Origen deals with the promises made to Abraham after the binding of Isaac. The answer to the question, why did he mainly neglect this typology interpreting the Aqedah, could be searched in the polemics with his Jewish interlocutors and probably concerns the views of his public. The martyr-role of Isaac appears in the pre-Christian period and probably influenced the typology Isaac/Christ, as many scholars suppose. Nevertheless we can state that also the rabbinic exegesis seems to accept some Christological characteristic in the interpretation of Isaac. The purpose of the present paper is to explore reciprocal influences between Jewish and Christian exegesis of the Aqedah considering Origen's homilies on Genesis and some fragments from the catenas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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