Origen
on first principles
$197.10
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
16 October 2019
Summary
On First Principles: Exploring the Foundations of Early Christian Thought
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 orig…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198845317 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198845316 |
| Series: | Oxford Early Christian Texts |
| Author: | John Behr |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 16 October 2019 |
| Weight: | 656g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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Behr’s translation is literal without being wooden or cumbersome. In keeping with the original languages, some sentences are long, but they are readable. Some detailed footnotes remain to guide readers. * Christopher A. Stephenson, Religious Studies Review *
About The Author
John Behr
John Behr is the Dean of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and Professor of Patristics and Metropolitan Kallistos Chair in Orthodox Theology at Vrije Universiteit. His previous publications include John the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology (2019), Asceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement (2000), The Case Against Diodore and Theodore: Texts and Their Contexts (2011), and Irenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity (2013). He is also the co-editor of The Role of Life in Death: A Multidisciplinary Examination of Issues pertaining to Life and Death (with C. Cunningham).
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