The Forerunners and Heirs of Origen’s Hexapla

The Proceedings of the Inaugural Colloquium of the Text & Canon Institute

Contributions by Michael Graves Contributions by Bradley Marsh Contributions by Peter J. Gentry Contributions by Edmon L. Gallagher Contributions by Francesca Schironi Contributions by Anna Kharanauli Contributions by Alison Salvesen Contributions by Matthew Miller Contributions by Felix Albrecht Contributions by Benjamin Kantor Contributions by Peter Martens Contributions by John Meade Edited by John D. Meade Series edited by Anneli Aejmelaeus Series edited by Felix Albrecht Series edited by Kristin De Troyer Series edited by Wolfgang Kraus Series edited by Michael Segal

Book cover: The Forerunners and Heirs of Origen’s Hexapla

Extent: 432 pages

Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Subjects: Biblical Studies

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(July 2024)

ISBN: 9783525500729

6.3 x 9.33 inches

Price: $282.00

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Although Origen and his Hexapla are well known among biblical scholars, questions about his philology, particularly textual criticism, persist. The Hexapla contained very important texts and translations of the Hebrew Scriptures, but unfortunately it was probably destroyed in the seventh century and we possess only fragments of it. This volume systematically treats the questions of Origen’s forerunners and heirs and attempts to reconstruct how Origen developed the philological method he received and also how his followers received and innovated his textual work.


Although Origen and his Hexapla are well known among biblical scholars, questions about his philology, particularly textual criticism, persist. The Hexapla contained very important texts and translations of the Hebrew Scriptures, but unfortunately it was probably destroyed in the seventh century and we possess only fragments of it. This volume systematically treats the questions of Origen’s forerunners and heirs and attempts to reconstruct how Origen developed the philological method he received and also how his followers received and innovated his textual work.

  • Contributions by Michael Graves
  • Contributions by Bradley Marsh
  • Contributions by Peter J. Gentry
  • Contributions by Edmon L. Gallagher
  • Contributions by Francesca Schironi
  • Contributions by Anna Kharanauli
  • Contributions by Alison Salvesen
  • Contributions by Matthew Miller
  • Contributions by Felix Albrecht
  • Contributions by Benjamin Kantor
  • Contributions by Peter Martens
  • Contributions by John Meade
  • Edited by John D. Meade
  • Series edited by Anneli Aejmelaeus
  • Series edited by Felix Albrecht
  • Series edited by Kristin De Troyer
  • Series edited by Wolfgang Kraus
  • Series edited by Michael Segal