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Homilies on Judges, Homilia VIII · §3

Spirit clothes Gideon

The Lord’s Spirit clothed Gideon; he sounded the trumpet and called Abiezer. God’s power calls even those who “were nowhere.” Amen.

Latin

Spiritus Domini induit Gedeon; tuba cecinit; vocavit Abiezer. Virtus Dei vocat etiam qui nusquam erant. Amen.

About this text

Origen’s Homilia VIII on Judges (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–3.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII (GCS 30, 1921), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia VIII. Modern FOTC was not used as wording. This page is Homilia VIII §§1–3 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VII = GCS 30 (1921) (Latin · Homilia VIII §§1–3)

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