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Origen

An Exhortation to Martyrdom, Prayer, First Principles: Book IV, Prologue to the Commentary on the Song of Songs, Homily XXVII on Numbers

By Origen

Translated by Rowan A. Greer

Paulist Press, New York, 1979, The Classics of Western Spirituality

First written 3rd century

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Greer’s translations of Origen’s principal spiritual writings, including his treatise on prayer, his account of the senses of scripture, and the prologue to his commentary on the Song of Songs, the founding text of Christian bridal mysticism.

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Origen. Origen: An Exhortation to Martyrdom, Prayer, First Principles: Book IV, Prologue to the Commentary on the Song of Songs, Homily XXVII on Numbers. Translated by Rowan A. Greer. The Classics of Western Spirituality. Paulist Press, New York, 1979.

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@misc{sources-origen-greer,
  title = {{Origen}},
  howpublished = {The Library, Unitive Knowledge Society},
  note = {Source. Last modified November 7, 2026},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://www.unitiveknowledge.org/library/sources/origen-greer}
}

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