Origen of Alexandria: Exegetical Works on Ezekiel (Ancient Christian Texts in Translation)

From the Author There are a number of features of the text which will be of interest to specialists.  These include:The Greek text has been corrected and supplemented by reference to cod. Ottobon. 452, including some newly edited fragments (see p. 410), and some recently edited by Vianes (see p. 409), together with a new testimonium on ch. 37.There are significant additions and supplements at 3.2; 3.20; 7.26(b); 9.9; 13.2(d); 14.4(a); 17.13(c); 30.6(b).Some doubtful or inauthentic fragments have been identified, on the basis of manuscript attribution:  4.16; 7.17-18(a); 7.26(c); 8.17-18(c); 13.9(a); 14.13(b); 16.7(b); 16.10(d)-(e); 16.30(a); 16.48(b); 17.13(c); 18.6(c); 18.23; 32.23.There is a new reference to the asterisk, a critical sign used by Origen, in fr. 7.27(a). There is a reference to the obelus, and discussion derived from Origen's Commentary (fr. 32.17), newly incorporated among the collection of Origen's fragments.A citation of Symmachus has been restored (fr. 9.2).Etymological (onomastic) fragments probably to be attributed to Origen are included as an appendix.Thre are frequent cross-references to Jerome's commentary (in notes to the Greek fragments especially)All these should be invaluable to any student of the work. Product Description Origen of Alexandria was the most famous ancient commentator on the bible. Time has taken most of his works from us, but what remains is still interesting and valuable even today. Fourteen of his expository homilies on Ezekiel have reached us, in a Latin version by St. Jerome, and these are presented in this volume together with an English translation. In addition all the fragments of the Greek text of this and his other works on Ezekiel are collected here, and translated into English for the first time. This is volume 2 of Ancient Texts in Translation. From the Inside Flap Origen of Alexandria (ca. 185-253 A.D.) was the foremost scholar and bible teacher of the early church.  He taught Greek philosophy for nearly 30 years as head of the school in Alexandria. After a disagreement with his bishop he settled in Caesarea in Palestine where he taught and built up a legendary library.  He was arrested and tortured during the Decian persecution, and he died of his injuries soon afterwards, aged 69.He preached every Wednesday and Friday, and used an allegorical approach.  574 expository sermons are listed by St. Jerome 150 years later.  Unfortunately controversies in the 5-6th centuries caused most of his work to disappear. 388 of the sermons are lost, and most of the rest exist only in a Latin translation.  Most of his commentaries and scholia are also lost.  But medieval Greek bible commentaries contain quotations from the lost works.  A number of his other works have survived, notably his defence of Christianity against paganism, Contra Celsum.