Clement (c. 150-216) had run a school in Alexandria but was forced to leave. After a gap of some years, his school was reopened by Origen (c. 185-254), teaching pagan subject (rhetoric, geometry, astronomy, philosophy) alongside Hebrew. He produced many books, two of which were the first work of Christian exegesis, known as the "Hexapla" and the 'earliest systematic presentation of Christian theology', "The Principles of Things." Origen's most famous innovation was that everthing in the Bible has three meanings - the literal, the moral, and the allegorical and only the last of these is the revealed truth.
Warren Blumenfeld wrote the defining book on oxymorons. In his book, Jumbo Shrimp, he pointed out that an oxymoron uses contradictory words to describe something in a way that makes perfect sense. A combination of opposite words that do not make any sense is not an oxymoron. He also favored an alternate pronunciation of oxymoron. I have supplied this pronunciation under my name.
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TechStar commented on the word exegesis
Clement (c. 150-216) had run a school in Alexandria but was forced to leave. After a gap of some years, his school was reopened by Origen (c. 185-254), teaching pagan subject (rhetoric, geometry, astronomy, philosophy) alongside Hebrew. He produced many books, two of which were the first work of Christian exegesis, known as the "Hexapla" and the 'earliest systematic presentation of Christian theology', "The Principles of Things." Origen's most famous innovation was that everthing in the Bible has three meanings - the literal, the moral, and the allegorical and only the last of these is the revealed truth.
from "Ideas" by Peter Watson, p229-230.
May 10, 2009
TechStar commented on the word parodize
The Hexapla by Clement in about 192 AD is the first known work of Christian exegesis.
May 9, 2009
TechStar commented on the word parodize
The Hexapla by Clement in about 192 AD is the first known work of Christian exegesis.
May 9, 2009
TechStar commented on the word oxymoron
Warren Blumenfeld wrote the defining book on oxymorons. In his book, Jumbo Shrimp, he pointed out that an oxymoron uses contradictory words to describe something in a way that makes perfect sense. A combination of opposite words that do not make any sense is not an oxymoron. He also favored an alternate pronunciation of oxymoron. I have supplied this pronunciation under my name.
March 29, 2009