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Commentary on the Gospel according to John, Books 13–32 is unavailable, but you can change that!

This volume contains what remains of Books 13–32 of Origen’s Commentary on the Gospel according to John, and thus completes the publication of the first full English translation of this work that stands as the beginning of Christian scriptural exegesis. Ronald Heine introduces his translation with a discussion of the times and circumstances within which the commentary was composed. He also...

obscured when the sun has risen, so the glory of Moses is obscured by that which is in Christ. (342) For the superiority in Christ, knowing which he glorified the Father concerning himself, admitted of no comparison with what was known by Moses, and which glorified the face of his soul. (343) This is why the glory of Moses is said to be made void by the surpassing glory in Christ. (344) But since we have made these remarks in as few words as we were able in reference to the words that we quoted,
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