He shall not defile himself for father or mother
He shall not defile himself for father or mother. The perfect love above flesh. .
Latin
In patre et matre non contaminabitur. Perfectus amat supra carnem. Qui non odit patrem…
About this text
Origen’s Homilia XII on Leviticus (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–7.
English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia XII. Barkley FOTC 83 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XII §§1–7 (closeout).
Witnesses
- Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia XII §§1–7)
English is newly prepared for study from the stated edition. Open Latin on each section (or the Latin source witness link) for the source text. This is not a complete critical edition.