Origen : On First Principles
by
John Behr
Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0198845316
ISBN-13
9780198845317
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Dec 20th, 2019
Print length
448 Pages
Weight
654 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 23.30 x 3.30 cms
Product Classification:
Classical textsHistory of religionChristianityChristian theology
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A one-volume translation of one of the most important and controversial texts from early Christianity. It offers a sympathetic understanding of the text, and provides new insights into the structure of the work and the nature of theology as it was practiced in early Christianity.
On First Principles by Origen of Alexandria, written around 220-230 AD, is one of the most important and contentious works of early Christianity. It provoked controversy when written, provoked further debate when translated into Latin by Rufinus in the fourth century, and was the subject, together with its author, of condemnation in the sixth century. As a result, the work no longer survives intact in the original Greek. We only have the complete work in the Latin translation of Rufinus,
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