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Homilies on Leviticus, Homilia XV · §1

House in a walled city — redeem within a year

A house in a walled city may be redeemed within a year; afterward it is the buyer’s. Grace’s time is short. Do not sleep.

Latin

Domus in urbe murata intra annum redimatur; postea firma emptori. Tempus gratiae breve. Noli dormire.

About this text

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

English follows Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI (GCS 29, 1920), Rufinus’s Latin of Homilia XV. Barkley FOTC 83 was not used as wording. This page is Homilia XV §§1–3 (closeout).

Witnesses

  • Copy-text Baehrens, Origenes Werke VI = GCS 29 (1920) (Latin · Homilia XV §§1–3)

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