Richard A. Norris, Anglican Theological Review, vol. 82, Spring, 2000
To the work of this thinker, Dr. Trigg here presents a useful, and indeed a distinguished, introduction. . . .


Journal of Religious History, Vol. 25 (Feb. 2001), no. 1
This work conveys something of the wealth of learning and passion for faith displayed by Origen in his writings.


Graham Gould in Theology, July/August, 2000
Trigg's work is well planned to extend knowledge of Origen's achievement to a new audience of teachers and students.


Book Description
Origen was the greatest and most influential Christian theologian before Augustine, the founder of Biblical study as a serious discipline in the Christian tradition, and a figure with immense influence on the development of Christian spirituality. This book presents, for the first time in English, a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. It analyzes the principal influences that formed Origen as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen's writings, including some never previously available in print, present the development of Origen's theological thought and argument.


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This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings.


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This volume presents a comprehensive and accessible insight into Origen's life and writings. An introduction analyzes the principal influences that formed him as a Christian and as a thinker, his emergence as a mature theologian at Alexandria, his work in Caesarea and his controversial legacy. Fresh translations of a representative selection of Origen's writings, including some never previously available in print, show how Origen provided a lasting framework for Christian theology by finding through study of the Bible a coherent understanding of God's saving plan.


About the Author
Joseph W. Trigg is Rector of Christ Church, Port Tobacco Parish, La Plata, Maryland. His books include Origen: The Bible and Philosophy in the Third-century Church (1983) and Biblical Interpretation (1988).

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