Origen
On First Principles
Origen
On First Principles
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198845317
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 20/12/2019
Width: 15.2 cm
Height: 23.4 cm
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,
