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Origen (The Early Church Fathers)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 270.1092
EAN: 9780415118361
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0415118360
Label: Routledge
Manufacturer: Routledge
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 308
Publication Date: September 14, 1998
Publisher: Routledge
Studio: Routledge
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Editorial Review:
Origen was the greatest and most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality. This book presents, for the first time in English, a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. It analyzes the principal influences that formed Origen as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen's writings, including some never previously available in print, present the development of Origen's theological thought and argument.
This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings.
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Rating:  - Indispensable Introduction to Origen
Another reviewer aptly wrote, "For more than four centuries, Alexandria was the intellectual center of the Roman Empire, and later the Pharos of Oriental Christianity. Its Bishop Athanasius played a vigorous part in defining basic Christian belief, while Cyril was the benchmark of Orthodox Christology. One of the most remarkable mystical traditions of early Christianity, monastic life, began in Egypt in the third and into the fourth centuries. For the first six centuries, until the advent of Islam, ... Read More
Rating:  - A Readable Translation of Previously Un-Translated Texts
I am hoping as much to address the writer as to counsel the reader. To the reader I would say that this is a very reader-friendly translation. I like the fact that some modern expressions and idioms are used when it clarifies the text. If you are fascinated about the early church, or simply ancient history, these writings are full of issues which will stimulate thought.
To the writer, Mr. Trigg, I would ask that future volumes (for I assume you are still writing and translating) include ... Read More
Rating: - The Bible Through a Different Glass
Origen (c. 185 - c. 250) is, with Tertullian, one of the two prolific ante-Nicene Christian authors who is not recognized as a saint. That verdict on Tertullian, an apostate to the Montanist sect, is not surprising. Origen, however, was the most prominent Christian teacher and scholar of his day, remained steadfastly loyal to the Church, died as a martyr and was admired fervently by such great and unquestionably orthodox theologians as Gregory of Nyssa. Notwithstanding such credentials, his ideas fell under ... Read More
Rating: - Important New Translation of Origen
This introduction to and translation of Origen appears in a highly respected series of key selected texts by the major Greek and Latin Fathers of the Church. Joseph Trigg, who is one of the foremost interpreters of Origen, provides fascinating and profound insights into Origen's life and writings in his introduction. He analyzes the principal influences that formed Origen as a Christian, his emergence as a mature theologian, and his controversial legacy. The translation is fresh and clear. Moreover, ... Read More
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