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,
| ISBN: | 9780198845317 |
| Publication date: | 20th December 2019 |
| Author: | Origen |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press an imprint of OUP OXFORD |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 448 pages |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval History of religion Theology Christianity Ancient history |