Origen founded the Christian School of Caesarea, where he taught logic, cosmology, natural history, and theology, and became regarded by the churches of Palestine and Arabia as the ultimate authority on all matters of theology.

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 six versions of the Old Testament.

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.

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.

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1月4日 · Origen of Alexandria (AD 185—254), also known as Origen Adamantius, was one of the earliest and most important Christian scholars. He is remembered both for prodigious scholarship and fanatical commitment to purity.

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.

2022年6月23日 · Who was Origen? Origen was born in 186 AD and grew up in Alexandria. His father, Leonides, was a Christian and taught Origen the scripture and Greek liberal arts. When Origen was a teenager, the Roman Empire beheaded Leonides …

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.

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.