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16 - Origen, On First Principles 2.6

from Part II - Developing Christological Traditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2022

Mark DelCogliano
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University of St Thomas, Minnesota
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Origen of Alexandria (ca. 185–254) was a brilliant theologian who led an instructional program under the authority of Bishop Demetrius. His reputation for learning and teaching was strong throughout the eastern Mediterranean, and he frequently embarked upon philosophical speaking tours. On one such tour Origen was ordained a priest by two Palestinian bishops, a move that, when coupled with his controversial teaching about the interrelatedness of creation and the eventual apocalyptic reunification of all rational existence (God, the angels, human souls, demons, and even the devil), spurred Bishop Demetrius to publicly censure him. Rather than subject himself to Demetrius’s episcopal rebukes, Origen relocated to Caesarea Maritima in Palestine where he would continue to teach and preach in his capacity as priest. There he would remain until his death in 253 or 254, caused by injuries he sustained under torture during the Decian persecution of 251.

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