The Philocalia of Origen: A New Translation with Annotations (Oxford Early Christian Texts)

Review

"Heine's welcome new translation provides readers with an up-to-date English rendering of this ancient selection of Origen's writings, which promises to serve as "a convenient doorway into the vast production of his mind"." -- Scott G. Bruce, Late Antiquity "There is much to admire about Heine's translation. He is adept at reordering the Greek into more natural English, making good use of the latter's propensity for abstract nouns and condensing Greek periphrasis. The result is a very readable text which is nicely laid out in paragraphs matching the facing Greek. This is a well-produced book which should meet its goal of introducing this compilation of Origen's approaches to scripture to students and general readers, few of whom are likely to be bothered by the cavils mentioned here." -- H. A. G. Houghton, Journal of Theological Studies

About the Author

Ronald E. Heine, Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology, Bushnell UniversityRonald E. Heine is Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology at Bushnell University, Oregon. He was educated at Lincoln Christian Seminary and the University of Illinois. His areas of research and teaching include patristics, early Christian history and theology, the use and study of the Bible in the early church, and New Testament. He has taught at Christian colleges and seminaries in the US and the UK, and was Director of the Institut zur Erforschung des Urchristentums in Tübingen, Germany for eleven years. He specializes in the study of the third-century church father, Origen.