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These homilies were among the last Origen gave before his torture and death during the Decian persecution, around 254. With the saga of the Israelites entering and possessing their promised land, Origen unfolds the story of the Christian life from baptism to resurrection. He exhorts his hearers to persevere in their own struggles to overcome the enemies of their souls and obtain their own...

of the name Jesus. Moses said, “Choose mighty men for yourself from among all the sons of Israel, and go out and fight tomorrow with Amalek.”10 Moses acknowledges that he cannot lead the army; he acknowledges that he cannot even gather it, although “he led the people out of the land of Egypt.”11 Therefore he called Jesus and said, “Choose men for yourself and go out.” You see whom [Moses] allowed to carry on the war against Amalek. Thus we first become acquainted with the name Jesus when we see him
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