The Philocalia of Origen: A Reader’s Edition

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Ronald E. Heine (Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology, Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology, Bushnell University)

The Philocalia of Origen

A Reader’s Edition

Ronald E. Heine (Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology, Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology, Bushnell University)

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English

Oxford University Press
25 December 2025

History of religion; Christianity; Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals

Series: Oxford Early Christian Texts

The Philocalia of Origen is a collection of texts excerpted from the third century church father Origen's numerous works. It was created sometime in the fourth century, perhaps by Basil of Caesarea and Gregory of Nazianzus. It is of special interest to scholars of Origen because it contains several excerpts from works that are no longer extant, or from works that are no longer extant in the Greek language in which he wrote them but only in Latin translations done in the fourth century or later. The Philocalia should also be of interest to beginners in the study of Origen because it consists of rather short excerpts from a wide range of his writings-homilies, commentaries, a theological treatise, apologetics-- which cover some of the most important subjects he discussed. Many of the annotations in the work have been made especially for those unacquainted with Origen's writings.

This Reader's Edition, based on the Greek text of J.A. Robinson, is the first new English translation of The Philocalia of Origen in a century.

Volume editor: Ronald E. Heine (Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology Professor Emeritus of Bible and Theology Bushnell University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 387g
ISBN: 9780198893165
ISBN 10: 0198893167
Series: Oxford Early Christian Texts
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 25 December 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ronald E. Heine was educated at Lincoln Christian Seminary and the University of Illinois. His areas of research and teaching include Patristics, early Christian history and theology, the use and study of the Bible in the early church, and New Testament. He has taught at Christian colleges and seminaries in the U.S. and England, and was Director of the Institut zur Erforschung des Urchristentums in Tübingen, Germany for eleven years. He has specialized in the study of the third century church father, Origen.

Reviews for The Philocalia of Origen: A Reader’s Edition

Heine's welcome new translation provides readers with an up-to-date English rendering of this ancient selection of Origen's writings, which promises to serve as ""a convenient doorway into the vast production of his mind"". * Scott G. Bruce, Late Antiquity *