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Author: Origen Publisher: Ave Maria Press ISBN: 0870612808 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 576
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Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is available at an affordable price and in a more accessible format. On First Principles is the most important surviving text written by third-century Church father, Origen. Origen wrote in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, and contributed to the very formation of Christianity. Readers see Origen grappling with the mysteries of salvation and brainstorming how they can be understood. This edition presents G. W. Butterworth’s trusted translation in a new, more readable format, retains the introduction by Henri de Lubac, and includes a new foreword by John C. Cavadini. As St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church, wrote: “Origen is the stone on which all of us were sharpened.”
Author: Origen Publisher: Ave Maria Press ISBN: 0870612808 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 576
Book Description
Origen’s On First Principles is a foundational work in the development of Christian thought and doctrine: it is the first attempt in history at a systematic Christian theology. For over a decade it has been out of print with only expensive used copies available; now it is available at an affordable price and in a more accessible format. On First Principles is the most important surviving text written by third-century Church father, Origen. Origen wrote in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, and contributed to the very formation of Christianity. Readers see Origen grappling with the mysteries of salvation and brainstorming how they can be understood. This edition presents G. W. Butterworth’s trusted translation in a new, more readable format, retains the introduction by Henri de Lubac, and includes a new foreword by John C. Cavadini. As St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church, wrote: “Origen is the stone on which all of us were sharpened.”
Author: Peter W. Martens Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0199639558 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 293
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This book examines Origen of Alexandria's approach to the Bible through a biographical lens, focusing on his account of the scriptural interpreter. Martens explores the many ways in which Origen thought ideal scriptural interpreters (himself included) embarked upon a way of salvation, culminating in the everlasting contemplation of God.
Author: Eric C. Lattimer Publisher: ISBN: Category : Dissertations, Academic Languages : en Pages : 0
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"This thesis is the work of understanding Origen of Alexandria's rich theology of Scripture. The focus will be on his most influential works, On First Principles and Commentary on the Gospel According to John. Due to the history of Origen’s reception, the thesis begins with the literature Review (Chapter 2) and biography (Chapter 3). Without understanding the complexity of Origen’s reception during and after his life, it will be impossible to find the true Origen and his beliefs. Only then can his theology of Scripture be approached. For Origen, the only beginning point for a theology of Scripture was that they were written by humans and ultimately authored by the Holy Spirit, (Chapter 4). This is why Origen and his readers describe the Scriptures as incarnational since they embody and give us the meaning of the Word (Chapter 5). In understanding what Origen meant by incarnation, it becomes clear how Jesus accommodates himself similarly in the language and text of Scripture. In Jesus giving himself through the scriptures, he is drawing all humans to himself (Chapter 6). It is a vehicle in which God is calling and drawing upward and forward in their journey back to God. This ascent and progress are the reason for an allegorical reading of Scripture, (Chapter 7). Through this journey, we then grow in spiritual maturity toward our end which we have been created towards (Chapter 8). The thesis seeks to interpret Origen’s theology of Scripture, finding it within the large picture of the economy of God."--Abstract.
Author: Ronald E. Heine Publisher: OUP Oxford ISBN: 0191613541 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 288
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This book is about the life and thought of Origen (c.185-254 A.D.), the most important Greek-speaking Christian theologian and Biblical scholar in antiquity. His writings included works on the text of the Bible, commentaries and sermons on most of the books of the Bible, a major defense of the Christian faith against a philosophical skeptic, and the first attempt at writing systematic theology ever made. Ronald E. Heine presents Origen's work in the context of the two urban centers where he lived-Alexandria in Egypt, and Caesarea in Palestine. Heine argues that these urban contexts and their communities of faith had a discernable impact on Origen's intellectual work. The study begins with a description of Roman Alexandria where Origen spent the first forty-six years of his life. The thought of the Alexandrian Christian community in which Origen was born and in whose service he produced his first written works is examined from the limited resources that have survived. The remains of Origen's writings produced in Alexandria provide information about his early theological views as well as the circumstances of his life in Alexandria. Heine discusses the issues of the canon and text of the Bible used by Origen and the Alexandrian Christian community and the special work called the Hexapla which he produced on the text of the Septuagint. Origen's later life in Caesarea was shaped by pastoral as well as teaching duties. These responsibilities put him in contact with the city's large Jewish population. Heine argues that the focus of Origen's thought shifts in this period from his earlier Alexandrian occupation with Gnostic issues to the complex questions concerning the relationship between church and synagogue and the ultimate fate of the Jews. In his final years it appears that Origen was rethinking some of the views he had espoused in his earlier work.
Author: Henri de Lubac Publisher: Ignatius Press ISBN: 9780898708806 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 516
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Origen (185-ca. 254), one of the most prolific and influential of the early Church Fathers, is best known to us for his Scripture exegesis. Henri de Lubac's History and Spirit is a landmark study of Origen's understanding of Scripture and his exegetical methods. In exploring Origne's efforts to interpret the four different senses of Scripture, de Lubac leads the reader through an immense and varied work to its center: Christ the Word.
Author: Joseph W. Trigg Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134815263 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 307
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Origen was the 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 volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him 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, show how Origen provided a lasting framework for Christian theology by finding through study of the Bible a coherent understanding of God's saving plan.
Author: R. P. C. Hanson Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 1107586011 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 229
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Originally published in 1954, this book presents a detailed study regarding the early Christian theologian Origen, focusing mainly on his doctrine of tradition and its relationship with his interpretation of the Bible. The text was written by Richard Patrick Crosland Hanson (1916-88), a notable Anglican bishop, theologian and historian of antiquities. A bibliography is included and detailed notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in theology, biblical studies and the works of Origen.
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