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Homilies on Genesis, Homilia VIII · §8

Blessing and stars — Homilia VIII CLOSEOUT

The Lord swears: Blessing I will bless you; as the stars. This is Homily VIII’s end on Isaac’s sacrifice. Amen.

Latin

Iuravit Dominus: benedicens benedicam; sicut stellae. Haec Homiliae VIII finis de sacrificio Isaac. Amen.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia VIII on Genesis (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–8.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia VIII. Heine FOTC 71 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia VIII §§1–8 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia VIII §§1–8)

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.