Sunday, September 27 2026
Origen and the Jewish Community of Caesarea: Common Scriptures, Divergent Interpretations
Robin Young – The Catholic University of America
Origen of Alexandria and Caesarea (185 CE – 254) was a Greek, educated in Greek literature, and described as "the greatest genius the early Church ever produced.”
Of all the teachers and philosophers of early Christianity, Origen by far the most engaged interpreter of the claims of the Jewish community with respect to the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanakh) / Christian Old Testament.
Origen created the Hexapla, a parallel text of both Greek and Hebrew versions of the scriptures, having learned Jewish interpretations and interpretive techniques from Caesarean rabbis themselves.
This presentation explores Origen's research and his conclusions, and considers the relationship between Judaism and Christianity in the third-century eastern Roman Empire, a period when Jewish communities flourished.
This event will be held at:
Yayla Bistro
2202 N. Westmoreland / Arlington, VA 22213
Luncheon begins at 2 pm; Lecture begins at 3 pm
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