Christian Figural Reading and the Fashioning of Identity

Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Figural Reading and the Body 1. Body against Spirit: Daniel Boyarin 2. Allegory and Embodiment: Boyarin and Origen 3. Spiritual Bodies: Origen Part Two. Figural Reading and History 4. The Figure in the Fulfillment: Erich Auerbach 5. The Preservation of Historical Reality: Auerbach and Origen 6. The Present Occurrence of Past Events: Origen Part Three. Figural Reading and Identity 7. The Literal Sense and Personal Identity: Hans Frei 8. Moses Veiled and Unveiled: Frei and Origen 9. Identity and Transformation: Origen Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index