Origen: On First Principles, Reader's Edition

by John Behr

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198845316
• ISBN13: 9780198845317
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"