Homilies on Leviticus, Homilia XIII

Origen of Alexandria · c. 240–245 · Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) · Original English Translation

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1The perfect learns feast-days from God
2The law is spiritual — seek the Lord of feasts
3Lamp and bread of the presence
4Perpetual fire and memorial — Homilia XIII CLOSEOUT

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Origen’s Homilia XIII on Leviticus (Rufinus’s Latin). Complete on this page: §§1–4.

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia XIII. Barkley FOTC 83 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XIII §§1–4 (closeout).

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Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia XIII §§1–4)

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.

The perfect learns feast-days from God§1

1The perfect is taught feast-days by God; the lesser learns from the illuminated. Two modes of teaching.

Latin · §1

Perfectus a Deo docetur de sollemnitatibus; inferior ab illuminatis. Duo modi doctrinae.

The law is spiritual — seek the Lord of feasts§2

2Since the law is spiritual, ask the Lord to open shadows into truth. Christ our Passover.

Latin · §2

Quoniam lex spiritalis est, petamus Dominum ut umbras in veritatem aperiat. Pascha nostrum Christus.

Lamp and bread of the presence§3

3 Lamp and bread of the Presence — illuminating word and life’s food. Oil of sincerity.

Latin · §3

Lucerna et panes propositionis — verbum illuminans et cibus vitae. Oleum sinceritatis.

Perpetual fire and memorial — Homilia XIII CLOSEOUT§4

4 Perpetual fire and a memorial before the Lord. Do not quench the Spirit. Homilia XIII CLOSEOUT. Amen.

Latin · §4

Ignis perpetuus et memoriale coram Domino. Noli extinguere Spiritum. Amen.

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