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What was the Hexapla, one of Origen's major works?

  • A critical edition of the Hebrew Bible

  • A commentary on the New Testament

  • A collection of homilies

  • A treatise on Christian ethics

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The Hexapla was the first critical edition of the Hebrew Bible, created by Origen. It contained the original Hebrew text as well as four different Greek translations and one Greek transliteration of the Hebrew, all written in columns, side by side.
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