Homilies on Luke

by Origen

Book Overview

Thirty-nine of Origen's homilies on the Gospel of Luke survive in Jerome's Latin translation. Origen preached them in Caesarea, perhaps around 234 or 240, to a congregation of catechumens and faithful. Most of the homilies are short; on average, they treat about six verses of the Gospel and would have lasted between eight and twelve minutes. The first thirty-three homilies treat chapters one through four of Luke's Gospel; the remaining six treat passages...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081321744X
• ISBN13: 9780813217444
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"