Title Origen and the life of the stars : a history of an idea / Alan Scott

Published Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 189 pages) Series Oxford early Christian studies Oxford early Christian studies. Summary In the 3rd century AD, the influential Christian theologian Origen included Hellenistic theories on the life and nature of the stars in his cosmology. This study describes his success in incorporating traditional philosophical theories about the stars into biblical theology Notes Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 1988 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Origen. SUBJECT Origen fast Subject Stars -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines Form Electronic book

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