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Origen of Alexandria · 235 · Treatise
For readers interested in early Christian martyrdom and courage under persecution; short, but with no public-domain English translation.
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Letter to Gregory Epistula ad Gregorium Thaumaturgum
Origen of Alexandria · 235–240 · Other
For any reader: a short, warm letter on how a student should use pagan learning in the service of Scripture.
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Origen of Alexandria · 238–244 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 238–244 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 238–244 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 238–244 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 238–244 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 238–244 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 240–245 · Commentary
For readers of the mystical tradition: the founding Christian reading of the Song of Songs; Latin only here.
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Origen of Alexandria · 240–245 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching and of reading the Old Testament spiritually; there is no public-domain English translation, so it is reachable here only in Latin (and Greek where it survives).
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Origen of Alexandria · 240–245 · Sermon
For students of early Christian preaching: among the few homilies surviving in his own Greek; no public-domain English translation.
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Origen of Alexandria · 240–250 · Other
For readers interested in the Old Testament canon and early textual criticism; a short, sharp exchange of letters.
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Origen of Alexandria · 243–246 · Commentary
For students of Paul and of early readings of grace and free will; Latin only here.
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Origen of Alexandria · 244–249 · Commentary
For students of Matthew and of early exegesis; only some books survive in Greek and fewer are in English.
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Works The treatises of S. Caecilius Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, and martyr
Cyprian of Carthage · 246–258 · Book
Cyprian's treatises emerged from the crucible of third-century persecution and controversy that tested the early Church's unity and identity. As Bishop of Carthage from 249 until his martyrdom in 258, Cyprian confronted…
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Cyprian of Carthage · 248–258 · Treatise
The Treatises of Cyprian represent the pastoral and theological responses of Carthage's bishop during one of the early church's most turbulent decades. Written between 248 and 258, these twelve works emerged from…
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Works Library of fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Volume 03: The treatises of S. Caecilius Cyprian
Cyprian of Carthage · 248–258 · Book
The treatises of Cyprian of Carthage emerge from the crucible of third-century persecution and internal church conflict. Written between 248 and 258, these works address the pastoral and theological crises facing the…
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Cyprian of Carthage · 249–258 · Letter
The letters of Cyprian of Carthage emerge from one of the most turbulent decades in early Christian history. Writing between 249 and 258, Cyprian faced the Decian persecution, internal schisms over the…
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Cyprian of Carthage · 249 · Treatise
De Habitu Virginum emerged from Cyprian's pastoral concerns as bishop of Carthage during the mid-third century, when questions about Christian women's dress and deportment had become sources of controversy within his community.…
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Novatian · 250–257 · Treatise
De cibis Judaicis stands as one of the earliest systematic Christian treatments of the relationship between Old Testament ceremonial law and New Testament freedom. Written by Novatian during his period as a…
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Novatian · 250–257 · Treatise
Novatian's treatise on the Trinity stands as one of the earliest systematic treatments of trinitarian doctrine in Latin Christianity, composed during the middle of the third century when the Church faced mounting…
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Works The writings of Cyprian: bishop of Carthage
Cyprian of Carthage · 250–258 · Other
Cyprian's writings emerge from the crucible of mid-third-century North African Christianity, when the church faced both external persecution under Emperor Decius and internal schism over how to treat those who had lapsed…
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Novatian · 251 · Letter
This letter from Novatian to Cyprian of Carthage emerges from the turbulent aftermath of the Decian persecution in 251, when the Roman church found itself without a bishop and facing deep divisions…
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Cyprian of Carthage · 251 · Treatise
De Lapsis emerged from one of the early church's most wrenching crises. During the Decian persecution of 249-251 CE, Roman authorities demanded that all citizens sacrifice to the gods and obtain certificates…
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