Description
| Product ID: | 9780198845317 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Origen |
| Subtitle: | On First Principles |
| Authors: | Author: John Behr |
| Page Count: | 448 |
| Subjects: | Ancient, classical and medieval texts, Classical texts, History of religion, Christianity, Christianity, History of religion, Christianity, Christian theology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A one-volume translation of one of the most important and controversial texts from early Christianity. It offers a sympathetic understanding of the text, and provides new insights into the structure of the work and the nature of theology as it was practiced in early Christianity. 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, |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-12-20 |