Commentary on the Gospel According to John Books 1-10

357 Pages·1989·13.11 MB·English

by  Origen

THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
VOLUME 80
THE FATHERS
OF THE CHURCH
A NEW TRANSLATION
EDITORIAL BOARD
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ORIGEN
COMMENTARY ON THE
GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JOHN
BOOKS 1-10
Translated by
RONALD E. HEINE
Emmanuel School of Religion
Johnson City, Tennessee
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS
Washington, D.C.
Copyright© 1989
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA PRESS, INC.
All rights reserved
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING·IN·PUBLICATION DATA
Origen.
[Origenous ton eis to kata Ioannen Euangelion exegetikon.
English. Selections]
Commentary on the Gospel according to John : books I, II, IV,
V, VI, X I Origen : translated by Ronald E. Heine.
p. cm.-(The Fathers or the church ; v. 8o)
Translation of: Origenous ton eis to kata Ioannen Euangelion
exegetikon.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
1. Bible. N.T. John-Commentaries-Early works to 18oo.
I. Heine, Ronald E. n. Title. m. Series.
BROO.F3o6g [B2615] 270 s---dCig [226'.507] 88-20406
ISBN 0-8132-0080-6
CONTENTS
Abbreviations vii
Select Bibliography IX
Introduction 3
Book 1 31
Book 2 95
Book 4 158
Book 5 160
Book 6 t68
Book 10 253
Indices
Index of Proper Names
Index of Holy Scripture
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ABBREVIATIONS
ACW Ancient Christian Writers. New York, New York/Mahwah, New
Jersey: :-\ewman Press, 1946-.
A:-\F Ante-Nicene Fathers. Grand Rapids: Erdmans, 1969 (reprint).
EP The Encyclopedia of Philosophy. 8 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1967.
FOTC The Fathers of the Church. New York and Washington, D.C.,
1947-·
C.CS Die griechischen christlichen Schriftsteller der ersten drei
Jahrhunderte. Leipzig, 1897-.
}ThS Journal of Theological Studies
LCL Loeb Classical Library
LSJ A Greek-English Lexicon. ed. H. G. Liddell, R. Scott and H. S.
Jones. Oxford: at the Clarendon Press, 1940.
LXX Septuagint. Ed. A. Rahlfs. 2 vols. Stuttgart. 1935·
NAB The New American Bible. Patterson, New Jersey, 1970.
OCD Oxford Classical Dictionary. 2d ed. ed. N. G. L. Hammond and
H. H. Scullard. Oxford, 1970.
ODCU The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2d ed., ed. F. L Cross
and E. A. Livingstone. Oxford, 1984.
PGL G. W. H. Lampe, A Patristic Greek Lexicon. Oxford: at the
Claren<lon Press, 1961.
RSV The Holy Bible, Revised Standard Version.
sc
Sources chretiennes. Paris, 1942-.
SP Studia Patristica. ed. E. A. Livingstone.
SPCK Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
TV Texte und Untersuchungen zur Geschichte der Altchristlichen
Literatur. Berlin, 1882-.
vc Vigiliae Christianae.
Abbreviations of Classical and Patristic text~ follow OCD and ODCC2•
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SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Texts and Translations
Balthasar, H. Urs von, ed. Origen: Spirit and Fire. Tr. R. J. Daly. Washington,
D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 1984.
Blanc, C., ed. and tr. Origem: commentaire sur saint jean. SC 120 (1966) and
157 (197°)-
Brooke, A. E., ed. The Commentary of Origen on S. john~~ Gospel. 2 vols. Cam
bridge: University Press, 1896.
Butterworth, G. W., tr. Origen: On First Principles. New York: Harper & Row,
1966.
Cadiou, R. Commentaires inedits des P.saumes: etudes sur les textes d'Origene con
tenus dans le manuscrit Vindobonensis 8. Paris: societe d'cdition les belles lettres,
1936.
Corsini, E., tr. Commento al Vangdo di Giovanni di Origene. Torinese: Unione
Tipografico-Editrice, 1968.
GOgler, R., tr. Origenes: Das Evangelium nach Johannes. Ziirich-Koln: Benziger
Verlag Einsiedeln, 1959·
Harl, M. et Lange, N. De, eds. and trs. Origene: Philocalie, r-20 sur les ecri
tures. SC 302 (1983).
Heine, R. E., tr. Origen: Homilies on Genesis and Exodus. FOTC 71 ( 1982).
Lawson, R. P., tr. Origen: The Slmg of Songs Commentary and Homilies. ACW 26
(1956).
Menzies, A., tr. Origen's Commentary on the Gospel ofJ ohn. ANF 10 ( 1g6g).
Preuschen, E., ed. Origenes Werke: Der Johannesknmmentar. GCS 1 (1903).
Rauer, M., ed. Origenes Werke: Die Homilien zu Lukas in der Ubersetzung des
Hieronymus und die griechisr.hen Reste der Homilien und des J.ukas-Kommentars.
GCS 9 ( 1959).
Tollinton, R. B., ed. and tr. Selections from the Commentaries and Homilies of
Origen. Translations of Christian Literature. Series 1: Greek Texts. Lon
don: SPCK, 1929.
Other Works
Brooke, A. E. The Fragments of Heracleon. Texts and Studies 1. Cambridge:
University Press, t8g6.
Campenhausen, H. von. The Formation of the Christian Bible. Tr. J. A. Baker.
Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1972.
Colson, F. H., tr. Philo. Vol. 7· LCL (1950).
Courcelle, P. Late Latin Ktiters and Their Greek Sources. Tr. H. Wedech. Cam
bridge: Harvard Universi~y Press, 196g.
Crouzel, H. Origene. Paris: Editions Lethielleux, 1985.
Danielou, J. Gospel Message and Hellenistic Culture. Tr. .J. A. Baker. Philadel
phia: The Westminster Press, '973·
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