Opening of the book
The Writings of Origen, Vol. 1 of 2
MURRAY AND GIBB, EDINBURGH,
PRINTERS TO HER MAJESTY’S STATIONERY OFFICE.
THE WRITINGS OF ORIGEN.
TRANSLATED BY
REV. FREDERICK CROMBIE, M.A.,
PROFESSOR OF BIBLICAL CRITICISM, ST. MARY’S
COLLEGE, ST. ANDREWS.
VOL. I.
EDINBURGH:
T. & T. CLARK, 38, GEORGE STREET.
LONDON: HAMILTON & CO. DUBLIN: JOHN ROBERTSON & CO.
MDCCCLXIX.
CONTENTS.
Introductory Notice, vii
Prologue of Rufinus to the De Principiis, xi
ORIGEN DE PRINCIPIIS.
Preface, 1
BOOK I.
Chap. I. On God, 8
Chap. II. On Christ, 18
Chap. III. On the Holy Spirit, 33
Chap. IV. On Defection, or Falling Away, 43
Chap. V. On Rational Natures, 44
Chap. VI. On the End or Consummation, 53
Chap. VII. On Incorporeal and Corporeal Beings, 59
Chap. VIII. On the Angels, 65
Fragments from the First Book, 71
BOOK II.
Chap. I. On the World, 72
Chap. II. On the Perpetuity of Bodily Nature, 77
Chap. III. On the Beginning of the World, and its Causes, 79
Chap. IV. The God of the Law and the Prophets, and the Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, is the same God, 91
Chap. V. On Justice and Goodness, 97
Chap. VI. On the Incarnation of Christ, 105
Chap. VII. On the Holy Spirit, 113
Chap. VIII. On the Soul (Anima), 118
Chap. IX. On the World, and the Movements of Rational Creatures, whether good or bad; and on the Causes of them, 126
Chap. X. On the Resurrection, and the Judgment, the Fire of Hell, and
Punishments, 136
Chap. XI. On Counter Promises, 145
BOOK III.
Preface of Rufinus, 154
Chap. I. On the Freedom of the Will, 156
Chap. II. On the Opposing Powers, 222
Chap. III. On Threefold Wisdom, 237
Chap. IV. On Human Temptations, 244
Chap. V. That the World took its Beginning in Time, 253
Chap. VI. On the End of the World, 262
BOOK IV.
Chap. I. That the Scriptures are divinely inspired, 274
INDEX, 357
Letter to Origen from Africanus about the History of Susanna, 369
Letter from Origen to Africanus, 371
Letter from Origen to Gregory, 388
ORIGEN AGAINST CELSUS—
Book I., 393
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