Prayer, Exhortation to Martyrdom (#19 in Ancient Christian Writers Series)
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A monumental project which brings the English-speaking work key selections from the remarkable literature of early Christianity -- vertiable trasures of Christian faith and theology in superb translations.
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A monumental project which brings the English-speaking work key selections from the remarkable literature of early Christianity -- vertiable trasures of Christian faith and theology in superb translations.
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Composed c. 233, the treatise on Prayer is not merely a treatise, but a prayer itself. The Exhortation was composed c. 235 to provide solace for Origen's great friend and patron, Ambrose, and the presbyter, Protoctetus, both of whom had been imprisoned.
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PRODUCT DETAIL
- Catalogue Code 217595
- Product Code 0809102560
- EANÂ 9780809102563
- Pages 264
- Department Academic
- Category Classic
- Sub-Category General
- Publisher Paulist Press
- Publication Date Jan 1978
- Dimensions 216 x 138 x 24mm
- Weight 0.481kg
Origen
Origen was an early Christian scholar, theologian, and one of the most distinguished of the early fathers of the Christian Church.
According to tradition, he is held to have been an Egyptian who taught in Alexandria, reviving the Catechetical School of Alexandria where Clement of Alexandria had taught.
The patriarch of Alexandria at first supported Origen but later expelled him for being ordained without the patriarch's permission. He relocated to Caesarea Maritima and died there after being tortured during a persecution.
Using his knowledge of Hebrew, he produced a corrected Septuagint. He wrote commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. In De principiis (On First Principles), he articulated one of the first philosophical expositions of Christian doctrine. He interpreted scripture allegorically and showed himself to be a Neo-Pythagorean, and Neo-Platonist.
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