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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...

righteousness, he is called the Lord’s freedman, inasmuch as he is free for the sake of the virtues of his mind, and he is a slave for the sake of marital obligation. He is indeed free who comes to Christ without a wife through the purity of continence, however he is made a slave of Christ when he serves the virtues completely. (3) Paul, then, if certain traditions are true, was called while in possession of a wife, concerning whom he speaks when writing to the Philippians, “I ask you also, my loyal
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