Origen of Alexandria [a] (c. 185 – c. 253), [4] also known as Origen Adamantius, [b] was an early Christian scholar, [7] ascetic, [8] and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria.

2024年12月3日 · Origen (born c. 185, probably Alexandria, Egypt—died c. 254, Tyre, Phoenicia [now Ṣūr, Lebanon]) was the most important theologian and biblical scholar of the early Greek church. His greatest work is the Hexapla, which is a synopsis of …

2022年12月12日 · Origen's method of interpreting Scripture tremendously influenced the Middle Ages. He found three levels of meaning: the literal, the moral, and the allegorical. He used allegory to reveal Christ in the Old Testament.

Origen has been called the father of the homily; it was he who contributed most to popularize this species of literature in which are to be found so many instructive details on the customs of the primitive Church, its institutions, discipline, liturgy, and sacraments.

2014年3月10日 · Origen (c. 185–c. 253) was a Christian exegete and theologian, who made copious use of the allegorical method in his commentaries, and (though later considered a heretic) laid the foundations of philosophical theology for the church.

2019年6月25日 · Origen was an early church father so zealous he was tortured for his faith but so controversial he was declared a heretic centuries after his death because of some of his unorthodox beliefs. His full name, Origen Adamantius, means "man of steel," a title he earned through a lifetime of suffering.

Origen of Alexandria, one of the greatest Christian theologians, is famous for composing the seminal work of Christian Neoplatonism, his treatise On First Principles. Origen lived through a turbulent period of the Christian Church, when persecution was wide-spread and little or no doctrinal consensus existed among the various regional churches.

2022年12月22日 · As early church leaders go, Origen was one of the most colorful and influential, leaving a legacy that is still debated today. Here is why Origen mattered to church history, and why he still matters today.

Ovrview of the life and career of Origen of Alexandria, the most important early Christian theologian and philosopher. Includes discussion of his work, his teachings, as well as how he was condemned, twice, centuries after his death.

2024年12月3日 · Origen, influenced by a semi-Gnostic writing, the Acts of John, thought that Jesus’ body appeared differently to different observers according to their spiritual capacities. Some saw nothing remarkable in him, others recognized in him their Lord and God.