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Item Details
Title:
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COMMENTARY ON THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS, BOOKS 1-5
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Volume: |
Bk. 1-5 |
By: |
Origen, Thomas P. Scheck (Trans) |
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Hardback |
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£32.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
0813201039 |
ISBN 13: |
9780813201030 |
Publisher: |
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS |
Pub. date: |
5 December, 2001 |
Series: |
Fathers of the Church Series v. 103 |
Pages: |
411 |
Translated from: |
Latin |
Description: |
Origen of Alexandria's "Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans" is the oldest extant commentary on Romans. This volume presents a translation of the commentary from Latin. |
Synopsis: |
Origen of Alexandria's "Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans" is the oldest extant commentary on Romans. This volume presents a translation of the commentary from Latin. Origen's exegesis predates the controversy between Augustine and Pelagius by 170 years and opposes Gnostic interpretations of Paul which is one of its important characteristics. Above all Origen defends the Church against the "doctrine of natures" - the belief that all human beings are born with unalterable natures, either good or evil, and thus bound for either salvation or damnation, and that their conduct in life cannot alter their destiny. He refutes this teaching, showing that freedom of will abides in rational beings. Provoked by Marcion's repudiation of the Old Testament, Origen emphasizes the harmony between Gospel and Law. He highlights as one of Paul's main themes in Romans the transfer of religion from Judaism to Christianity, from the letter to the spirit, in terms both of salvation history and of the transformation of the individual. Origen claims that the key to unlocking Romans is understanding Paul's use of homonyms with divergent meanings. |
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US |
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The Catholic University of America Press |
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Non-returnable |
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