Part of the commentary on john, the first great work of christian interpretation, and part of that on matthew, written by the father at a later period of his life, are here presented to the reader. Origens commentary on john, books 110, and commentary on matthew, books 1, 2, and 1014. Heines translation of origens homilies on genesis and exodus, volume 71 in the fathers of the church series. Artemonius, page 76, and everywhere throughout his book, urges that justin martyr was the first who taught that jesus was the son of god, before that the world was made. Commentary on john ancient christian texts book 1 cyril of alexandria. And the passover of the jews was at hand, and jesus went up to jerusalem, and he found in the temple. From the work on principles and various other works of origen the following analysis of origens scheme of interpretation. And i saw another angel ascending from the sunrising, having the seal of the living god, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, hurt not either the earth, or the sea, or the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our god on their foreheads. And the passover of the jews was at hand, and jesus went up to jerusalem, and he found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the.
Early church fathers christian classics ethereal library. Literature, subapostolic introduction zephaniah, apocalypse of. Home fathers of the church commentary on john origen commentary on the gospel of john. In addition to these commentaries, origen also wrote two books on the.
Origens interpretation of judas iscariot church history. Commentary on the gospel according to john, books 32. This document has been generated from xsl extensible stylesheet language source with renderx xep formatter, version 3. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the. Can the catena fragments of origens commentary on john. Citations in origen s philokalia include fragments of the third book of the commentary on genesis. But, last of all, john, perceiving that the external facts had been made plain in the gospel, being urged by his friends, and inspired by the spirit, composed a spiritual gospel. John 1 commentary john introduces the story of the. Commentary on the gospel according to john, books 110 fathers of the church patristic series origen, ronald e.
Origens commentary on john is one of his crowning achievements as a writer and. Publication date 1896 topics bible, fathers of the church publisher. Publication date 1896 topics bible, fathers of the church publisher cambridge. Edited by allan menzies three leaves from the beginning.
John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god. He not as well that john lived to the time of the emperor of trajan. In the beginning namely, of the creation, for the evangelist evidently refers to the first word of the book of genesis. And i saw another angel ascending from the sunrising, having the seal of the living god, and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, saying, hurt not either the earth, or the sea, or the.
According to john anthony mcguckin, origens mother, whose name is unknown. They were stoned as naboth, by the order of ahab, 1 kings 21. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of other commentators, meaning there is never a dull moment. Origens commentary on john, book i seton hall university. The rich christian heritage of east and west comes alive in the volumes of the fathers of the church, a series widely praised for its brilliant scholarship and unparalleled historical, literary, and theological significance. The goal is to work through the gospel of john verse by verse. Johns gospel free bible commentary in easy english. Commentarii in evangelium joannis origens commentary on the. Gogler has pointed out that the commentary on john is the oldest. Apr 15, 2009 this volume contains what remains of books 32 of origen s commentary on the gospel according to john, and thus completes the publication of the first full english translation of this work that stands as the beginning of christian scriptural exegesis. Commentary on the gospel according to john, books 110 fathers. This volume contains what remains of books 32 of origen s commentary on the gospel according to john, and thus completes the publication of the first full english translation of this work that stands as the beginning of christian scriptural exegesis. He is brought to the pharisees, who question him, john 9. John introduces the story of the revelation of the glory of god 1.
John commentary select verses compiled by bruce hurt, md. Publication date 1896 topics bible publisher cambridge. Origen composed at least thirtytwo books of a commentary on the gospel according to john, at the request of st. The gospel of peter, the diatessaron of tatian, the. Ancient christian texts is a series of new translations of fulllength commentaries and sermons based on biblical books or extended scriptural passages by early church.
The incarnation of the logos or word of god, john 1. Both volumes reveal origens tenacious belief that, although the meaning of scripture was threefold, that is, literal, moral, and. Origen is condemned as a christological heretic, but origens name does not. The commentaries on john and on matthew are both embraced in several manuscripts. This volume contains what remains of books 32 of origen s commentary on john the commentary on john is significant not only for studies of origen, for which it is of central importance, but also for studies of gnosticism. And john had a brother called james, who became also one of jesus disciples matthew 4. Uncover the roots of christianity and the writings of the early church in a new way.
He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical exegesis and biblical. Books 110 volume 1 of commentary on the gospel according to john, ronald e. Now we know that the emperor trajan reigned from the year 98117 a. After this he went down to capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples. Commentary on the book of gospel of john by matthew henry. That people which was called of old the people of god was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes it had the levitical order, which itself again carried on the service of god in various priestly and levitical suborders. They say that if john was called from his mothers womb. Commentary on the gospel according to john, books 110 by origen. Church fathers 101 part 1 of 3 the word on fire show. Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries. His commentary on john, written between 226 and 229, represents the height of his biblical scholarship. He sets his own theory in contrast to that of heracleon and the valentinians, whom he charges with an excessively deterministic anthropology. In his homilies on the same book, origen follows the same procedure, but presents his results in a much simpler way.
Newest additions spring, 2020 these verse by verse comments are works in process so chapters will be in varying stages of construction. The priests and levites question him concerning his mission and his baptism, john 1. Of these, only nine books are extant in almost complete form, although we have selections of others persevered in other collections of the works of origen. They again interrogate the man, who, vindicating the conduct of christ, is excommunicated by them, john 9. You are not content to fulfil the office, when i am present with you, of a taskmaster to drive me to labour at theology. Major differences between john and the synoptic gospels. The context biblical manuscripts dont include chapter or verse divisions.
In it, he combated rising gnostic interpretations of the johannine gospel that asserted doctrines such as the existence of two gods. Internet archive contributor princeton theological seminary library language english. He incisively gets to the meaning of the text, and is quite willing to devote space to interacting with the views of. Commentary on the gospel according to john, books 110. After this he went down to capernaum, he and his mother and his brothers and his disciples, and there they abode not many days. The gospel of peter, the diatessaron of tatian, the apocalypse of peter, the visio pauli, the apocalypses of the virgin and sedrach, the testament of abraham, the acts of xanthippe and polyxena, the narrative of zosimus, the apology of aristides, the epistles of clement complete text, origen s commentary on john, books ix, origen s. Let me say a word about the purpose statement that i alluded to earlier.
There are other early church fathers, clement of alexander, theopolis of antioch, origen and others, who ascribe this book to john. This story is simply about god, the glory of his character, the nature of his life and his desire to share that life with his creatures. Xxxii, 14 162 while the church fathers for centuries depended upon origen in their views about judas, augustine, in this respect of the judas problem, will be found in sharp contradiction to origen. Jesus elected judas because god wanted it, knowing well enough the lupus ovina pelle contectus in him. He who distinguishes in himself voice and meaning and things for which the meaning stands, will not be offended at rudeness of language if, on enquiry, he finds the things spoken of to be sound. The introduction to origens commentary on the gospel of john is dominated by. The eternity of the divine logos, or word of god, the dispenser of light and life, john 1.
Pdf origens commentary on john spiritual interpretation. Commentary on the gospel of john, books 32 by origen, 97808214658, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Ronald heine introduces his translation with a discussion of the times and circumstances within which the commentary was composed. This volume contains what remains of books 32 of origens commentary on the gospel according to john, and thus completes the publication of the first full english translation of this work that stands as the beginning of christian scriptural exegesis. Commentary on the gospel of john by origen, paperback. Ancient christian texts is a series of new translations of fulllength commentaries and sermons based on biblical books or extended scriptural passages by early church leaders like ambrosiaster, origen, john of damascus, cyril of alexandria and many others, most of which are presented in english for the first. That people which was called of old the people of god was divided into twelve tribes, and over and above the other tribes. The gospel of peter, the diatessaron of tatian, the apocalypse of peter, the vision of paul, the apocalypse of the virgin. Matthew henry 18 october 1662 22 june 1714 was an english commentator on the bible, who published his works in 1706, sixvolume exposition of the old and new testaments 17081710 or complete commentary, provides an exhaustive verse by verse study of the bible, covering the whole of the old testament, and the gospels and acts in the new testament.
In the preceding section, my revered brother ambrosius, brother formed according to the gospel, we have discussed, as far as is at present in our power, what the gospel is, and what is the beginning in which the word was, and what the word is which was in the beginning. A probably jewish apocryphal work of this name is mentioned in the stichometry of nicephorus and another list practically identical with this. John, in the isle of patmos, near the close of the first century, forming the last book of the new testament. We are at the outset of a story that will reveal to us the most profound mysteries of life.
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