Origen vs Origen: His Spiritual and Literal Interpretations of Biblical Journeys

Resumen: This article contrasts two groups of texts by Origen. In the first, our author shows his propensity for reading biblical journeys (e.g. Abraham¿s departure from his native land, the Israelites¿ going out of Egypt, etc.) in a `spiritual¿ way. In the second, he appears to read biblical journeys more literally, often to suggest withdrawal in a more physical sense from the secular milieu and its activities. These texts have been analysed previously by scholars; in this communication I will simply add the suggestion that the apparent discrepancy between the two groups of statements may be better understood within the context...