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Homilies on Joshua, Homilia VIII · §4

Ambush and the extended spear

Jesus stretches out the spear and does not draw it back until Ai is destroyed. Prayer and mind’s intent hold to victory’s end. He burns Ai — chaos of malice in the mind. Glory forever. Amen.

Latin

Iesus extendit manum cum contum; non contrahit donec deleantur. Oratio et intentio mentis usque ad victoriae finem. Incendit Gai — chaos mentis malitiae. Gloria in saecula. Amen.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia VIII on Joshua (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–4.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII (GCS 30, 1921), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia VIII. Bruce FOTC 105 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia VIII §§1–4 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) (Latin · Homilia VIII §§1–4)

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