Origene di Alessandria interprete della Genesi. Origen of Alexandria Commentator of the Book of Genesis. Introduction

Ihe aim of this paper is to give a general introduction to the theme section resulting from an international meeting held at the "Dipartimento di Storia Culture Religioni'; Sapienza University of Rome, on November 11-12, 2016. The paper briefly clarifies the importance of the Book of Genesis in Western culture and the value of Origen's interpretation of it