World, bodily nature, beginning (II.1–3)
Book II takes up the world properly: its beginning, end, and what providence dispenses between. Bodily nature’s persistence is discussed without making matter a second unbegotten principle. The world’s start and causes are read under one Creator.
Latin
(Rufinus; see working file)
About this text
Origen’s De Principiis, Book II (Rufinus Latin). Complete on this page: 2.1-2.3 … 2.6-2.11 (BOOK II closeout).
English follows Koetschau GCS 22 Rufinus Latin (paraphrase disclosed). ANF Crombie and Butterworth were not used as wording. This page is Book II closeout.
Witnesses
- Copy-text Koetschau GCS 22 (1913) — Rufinus Latin (Latin · Book II closeout samples)
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.