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Origen of Alexandria’s Commentary on the Epistle to the Romans is the oldest extant commentary on Romans (ca. 246). This volume presents the first English translation of the commentary, covering his exegesis of Rom 1:1 to 6:11. One of his longest and most mature works, it is the only commentary of Origen available in a coherent form from beginning to end. The work was originally composed in Greek...

that wool ought not be woven together with linen;232 or that one must not eat anything with yeast in it during the feast of unleavened bread?233 At different times I have presented such texts to the Jews234 and demanded of them that if there is something of benefit in such laws, let them make it known. We know that they usually give only this answer, “This is what has seemed good to the Lawgiver.” But we who are aware that all these things must be understood spiritually believe therefore that it
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