Origen and Eusebius on Ps 73

This contribution focuses on Origen’s and Eusebius’ interpretation of Psalm 73, which evokes the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. It highlights both the points in common and the differences between the two exegetes’ approaches, arguing that their different perspectives are due to changed exegetical needs and sensibilities. Although Eusebius can be said to be a pupil of Origen in terms of the methodology and conception underlying his hermeneutics, he manifests a systematic interest in the fulfilment of the prophecies contained in the Psalter, an aspect that Origen was only marginally interested in.