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Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1954, this book presents a detailed study regarding the early Christian theologian Origen, focusing mainly on his doctrine of tradition and its relationship with his interpretation of the Bible. A bibliography is included and detailed notes are incorporated throughout.
Table of ContentsPreface; List of abbreviations; Introduction. The date and order of Origen's works; 1. The meaning of tradition; 2. Origen's translators; 3. The Bible as the source of the church's tradition in Clement and Origen; 4. Clement's doctrine of the rule of faith and of secret tradition; 5. Origen's doctrine of secret tradition; 6. Origen's doctrine of the rule of faith; 7. The relation of the rule of faith to creed in Origen; 8. The canon of scripture; 9. Revelation outside the Bible; 10. Institutional tradition; 11. Origen's doctrine of tradition; Bibliography; Index of references and citations; Index of names.
