One of the central discussions in early Christianity—and finally the crucial point of division from Jewish groups—was the relevance of the Mosaic law for Christian believers. Blackburn (2021) identifies several strategies for interpreting the Mosaic law: it was given to the Israelites due to their obstinacy and wickedness; it had a limited pedagogical aim; it was given for a certain period and came to an end through Christ. The most important answer to the problem was a figurative interpretation of the Old Testament law. Origen uses this approach to the Book of Leviticus in his homilies as an encompassing hermeneutical concept. Not every commandment in the Old Testament, however, can be interpreted allegorically or typologically. Christian interpreters thus make a distinction between cultic and ethical law(s). In the Homilies on Leviticus Origen concentrates on cultic law as the more problematic part for the Christians for which he provides Christian and Christological interpretations. His basic principle is Rom 7:14 where Paul states that "The law is spiritual," and he extensively uses the Letter to the Hebrews for his explanations. Nevertheless, the boundaries are not always easy to draw and there are also interpretations on the level of the literal sense and the moral sense. The paper wants to show the different and differentiated approach to the law by Origen, originating from and supporting his intention to retain the Old Testament as Holy Scripture for his Christian audience.