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| Other authors / contributors: | Scheck, Thomas P., 1964-
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| ISBN: | 9780813212036
0813212030
0813217369
9780813217369
0813201039
9780813201030
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages ix-xiii) and indexes.
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Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Translated from Rufinus' Latin translation of the original Greek.
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| Summary: | "Origen of Alexandria's Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans is the oldest extant commentary on Romans (ca. 246). This volume presents the first English translation of the Commentary, covering his exegesis of Rom 1:1 to 6:11. One of his longest and most mature works, it is the only commentary of Origen available in a coherent form from beginning to end. The work was originally composed in Greek in Caesarea, but only fragments of the archetype have survived. Fortunately, Origen's admirer Rufinus of Aquileia translated the work into Latin (ca. 406)." "Origen's exegesis predates the controversy between Augustine and Pelagius by 170 years; thus it offers a striking perspective on Romans. Opposition to Gnostic interpretations of Paul is an important characteristic of the Commentary. 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 during this life cannot alter their destiny. Origen successfully refutes this teaching, showing that freedom of will always abides in rational beings."--Jacket
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| Other form: | Print version: Origen. Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. Book 1-5. English. Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans. Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, ©2001
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