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This Lux Patrum volume presents Origen of Alexandria’s Contra Celsum (Against Celsus), one of the most important works of early Christian apologetics, in a high-quality Greek–English facing-page edition. Written in the mid-third century in response to the pagan philosopher Celsus, Contra Celsum offers a sweeping defense of Christianity against charges of irrationality, novelty, and social subversion. The English translation is the classic version by Frederick Crombie, long valued for its accuracy and sobriety, here carefully revised and presented alongside the critical Greek text of Paul Koetschau. This bilingual format allows readers to engage Origen’s arguments directly in the original language while benefiting from a reliable and readable English rendering.

Praise for Lux Patrum:

“Scholars and students in the Anglo-sphere have long lacked a reliable and easily accessible text and translation of the Dionysian corpus. Here the critical text is placed side by side with the under-appreciated translation of John Parker. This handsome and sturdy volume will be of immense value for all who teach and study these elegant and vital texts.”

– Lewis Ayres, The University of St Thomas (Angelicum) & Durham University, UK

“The Lux Patrum reprint of the literary corpus of Dionysius the Areopagite, which includes the original Greek text as well as John Parker’s expert translation, makes for a handsome volume and is a true gift to scholars of early Greek Christianity. It will undoubtedly enhance continuing investigation of the Dionysian corpus, with its profound legacies both East and West.“

– Paul Blowers, Milligan University