Documents: The Commentary of Origen Upon The Epistle To The Ephesians
Documents: The Commentary of Origen Upon The Epistle To The Ephesians
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his work to its source, there can be little doubt that Origen's assistance
has been drawn upon to a far greater extent than we are able definitely
to show.
It would occupy too much space to print the text of Jerome's
version, where it corresponds with Origen, but references have been
given to Vallarsi's edition of Jerome (Verona, 1737). It is probable
that, by careful comparison, something can still be done to correct the
text of Origen given below.
The MS belongs to the eleventh century, and is well written and
T H E T E X T : E P H . i 1-14.
§ I.
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I 2-18 : Jerome (ed. Vallarsi vii) 543, 544
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§ II-
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13, 16. 1 Cor. i 24. 16. Apoc. xix 13 17. Jo. xiv 6 ; Jo. xi 25 II 4.
Exod. iii 14 6, 8. 1 Cor. i 28, 29 11. Gen. i 26 15. e.g. Levit. xxvi 3-13 ;
Deut. xxviii 1-14
I 7. oirep auT^y iroieiV «a2 tw' aAAan' arj)Uuvo\iivaiv MS : if this is right, it must
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meanings [to one word].' 14. airrSv MS : perhaps av-ii.
II Eph. i 1 b. TOU Ayiois TOIS oZatv iv 'Etyioai M S : but t h e comment shows that
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§ III.
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25. Rom. vii 14 37. Deut.xxviii 12 28. Heb. xi 37, 38 30. Deut. xxvni
3i S 37> Phil, iii 30 37, 43. Matt, vi 19-21
16. irpds ivriSia<TTo\ijv exehav SI MS, and Origen is fond of putting Si late in the
sentence : but in XXVIII 7 vpds avnSiaoTo\i)v SI itttivov 29. KOKOXOVIIIVOI MS
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IV 3, 4. 1 Cor. i. 30, 24 ; Jo. xiv 6 12. cf. 2 Cor. iv 4, Eph. ii 2 15. e.g. Exod.
xxi 30 25. Eph. ii 5, 9 ; 1 Cor. ii 13
I V n j ; 1} MS
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vi 3 ; 1 Pet. i 13 36. Jo. xvit 21, 22 38. Col. ii 19 43. 1 Cor. x v 10
V 3. Ecclus. i 1 7 Ps. ciii (civ) 24
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