Origen of Alexandria: Exegetical Works on Ezekiel

by Roger Pearse (Editor), Mischa Hooker (Translation)

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 the series Ancient Texts in Translation, edited by Roger Pearse.

742 pages, Paperback

First published April 25, 2014

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 5 out of 5]

For those who know the name Origen, the first thought is of someone who got so caught up in his own Bible interpretations that he went completely heretical. After all, he got anathematized at a church council. While he did get censured and his interpretations on certain subjects can be completely off, Origen still stands as a brilliant theologian, and this volume of works is quite sound. There are instances where he takes his typology a little too far, but most of what he gives is prudent and solid. My thanks to Roger Pearse for bringing this to light.