Commentary on the Song of Songs, Book IV · §20 · Origen of Alexandria

Book 4 and surviving Comm. Cant.

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End of the Fourth Book and of the surviving commentary on the Song (20/20). Jerome’s Homilies on the Song and Rufinus’s Prologue and Books I–III were set in order before. Thus far, from Arise, come through Catch us the little foxes, with the Lord’s help, we have set in order. Amen.

Latin

Finis Libri Quarti et commentarii in Canticum superstitis (20/20). Homiliae Hieronymi in Canticum et Prologus Rufini atque Libri I–III antea digesta. Hactenus a Surge, veni usque ad Capite vulpes pusillas, Domino adiuvante, digessimus. Amen.

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Origen on Song of Songs 2:10-15: the Bridegroom calls the soul out as winter passes, and the little foxes that spoil the vines stand for sins and heretics.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VIII (GCS 33, 1925), Rufinus’s Latin of Commentary Liber IV. Lawson ACW 26 was not used as wording.

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Translated from Baehrens, Origenes Werke VIII = GCS 33 (1925) (Latin · Commentary Liber IV §§1 – 20)

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