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On the First Principles (In Latin, De Principiis, in Greek, Peri Archon) by Origen of Alexandria was a groundbreaking attempt to present a coherent, systematic vision of the Christian faith: What the Church teaches about God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, creation, rational souls, free will, and the final destiny of the world.<br/><br/>He also explored how Scripture should be read, arguing that beneath the literal text lies a deeper spiritual meaning.<br/><br/>This edition offers a continuous English translation of Rufinus’ influential Latin version made by Rev. Frederick Crombie (1827–1889) and modernized by Sofia Publisher, alongside a separate, deliberately literal translation of the surviving Greek fragments by the same translator.