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Commentary on the Gospel According to John, Books 1-10
Origen: Commentary on John
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Day 22: ANF09 II.22-24 or FC80 II.168-185
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FC80 II.170: "Now there are two ways that the darkness did not overcome the light. The darkness is either left very far behind it and, because it is slow, cannot keep up with the swiftness of the flight of light even to a limited extent, or, if perhaps the light wished to set an ambush for the darkness and awaited its approach according to its plan, when the darkness drew near the light it was destroyed. In either way, however, the darkness did not overcome the light."
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John
1. Two types of "darkness"
2. Origin of John the Baptist