Origen : on first principles / edited and translated by John Behr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Origen, author.

Contributor:

Behr, John, editor, translator.

Origen.

Series:

Oxford early Christian texts

Oxford early christian texts

Standardized Title:

De principiis. English (Behr)

Language:

English

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Theology--Early works to 1800.

Theology.

Christianity--Early works to 1800.

Christianity.

Genre:

Early works.

Physical Description:

2 volumes (xcviii, 664 pages) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

On first principles

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Language Note:

Introduction and notes in English. Text of De principiis in Latin, with facing English translation; some portions in Latin and Greek, with facing English translation.

Summary:

"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, and a few extensive passages preserved in Greek by being excerpted into the Philokalia of Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus."-- Publisher's website.

Contents:

Introduction

Manuscripts and Other Sources, Abbreviations and Sigla

Origen: On first principles. Part One: Theology ; Part Two: Economy ; Part Three: The Inspired Scripture

Recapitulation

Appendix I Chapter Titles in the Latin Manuscripts

Appendix II Koetschau's Fragments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 623-635) and indexes.

Related Work:

Origen. De principiis. Latin. (Behr)

Origen. De principiis. Greek (Behr)

ISBN:

0199684022

9780199684021

0198797117

9780198797111

0198797125

9780198797128

OCLC:

993755515