{"product_id":"origen-on-first-principles-readers-edition-oxford-early-christian-texts-1st-ed","title":"Origen: On First Principles, Reader's Edition (Oxford Early Christian Texts) (1ST ed.)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"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, and a few extensive passages preserved in Greek by being excerpted into the Philokalia of Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus.\"--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Stirring and profound.\" -- M. J. Edwards, \n\u003cem\u003eJournal of Ecclesiastical History\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If I were teaching a course on pre-Nicene Christianity, Behr's edition and translation of \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e would be required reading. It elucidates both the fundamentally narrative approach to theology from Irenaeus to Origen as well as the way in which the most significant thinker in the third century was fusing philosophical ideas into the story of God to fill out the \"church's teaching.\" -- Dale M. Coulter, \n\u003cem\u003ePneuma\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This translation should now be the point of departure for readers who seek to consult Origen's \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e in English ... This is a translation that can be used with students, and on which scholars uncertain in their Latin can rely. This is then a worthy replacement for that by Butterworth which has been the staple for generations of English-speaking readers ... In sum, this is an excellent translation, and a beautifully laid out text. Behr's vision of the work's structure is insightful.\" -- Lewis Ayres, \n\u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of Systematic Theology\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is a one-volume translation of one of the most important and controversial texts from early Christianity. The comprehensive introduction 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction1. Origen and his \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003eI. Origen in AlexandriaII. \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e2. The structure of \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003eI. The Two CyclesII. The Division into ChaptersIII. Theology and EconomyIV. The Apostolic and the Ecclesiastical PreachingV. Scripture, Book Four, and the Purpose of \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003eVI. Conclusion and the Context of \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003e3. TheologyI. An Eternal Creation?II. The 'Foundation' of the World4. EconomyI. IncarnationII. The 'Pre-existence' and Incarnation of Christ5. 'In My End is My Beginning'Text and TranslationOrigen, \n\u003cem\u003eOn First Principles\u003c\/em\u003eManuscripts and Other Sources, Abbreviations and Sigla1. Rufinus' TranslationI. ManuscriptsII. Indirect WitnessesIII. Editions2. \n\u003cem\u003eThe Philocalia\u003c\/em\u003eI. ManuscriptsII. Editions3. Abbreviations and SiglaRufinus' PrefacePrefacePart I: TheologyI. The Apostolic PreachingII. The Church's PreachingPart II: EconomyI. The Apostolic PrachingII. The Church's PreachingPart III: The Inspired ScriptureRecapitulationAppendix I Chapter Titles in the Latin ManuscriptsAppendix II Koetschau's FragmentsBibliographyIndex of Ancient SourcesIndex of Modern Authors Cited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Behr, \n\u003cem\u003eDean and Professor of Patristics, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, New York, and Metropolitan Kallistos Chair in Orthodox Theology, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn 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 \n\u003cem\u003eJohn the Theologian and his Paschal Gospel: A Prologue to Theology\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), \n\u003cem\u003eAsceticism and Anthropology in Irenaeus and Clement\u003c\/em\u003e (2000), \n\u003cem\u003eThe Case Against Diodore and Theodore: Texts and Their Contexts\u003c\/em\u003e (2011), and \n\u003cem\u003eIrenaeus of Lyons: Identifying Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e (2013). He is also the co-editor of \n\u003cem\u003eThe Role of Life in Death: A Multidisciplinary Examination of Issues pertaining to Life and Death\u003c\/em\u003e (Wipf and Stock, 2015; with C. 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