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origen biography
- 185 - born in alexandria (born into prosperous christian family)
- 202-3, father martyred in persecution of severus
- 203 - appointed head of christian school after clement had gone to jerusalem
- 214 - well known outside of alexandria
- 215 expounded scripture before eastern bishop
- 219 - returns to alexandria - writes "on first principles and begins commentary on john"
- 229 - origen debates gnostic leader candidus
- 231-2 ordained presbyter at caesarea; censured by western bishops
- 249 - imprisoned and tortured
- 253-4 at tyre dies at age 69
relation to clement
- knew clement - middle platonism
- O: refused to give philosophers huge place of honr
- C: demonstratd compatability of philosophy and christianity; o: felt he didn't have to prove to pagan philosophies
- O: fierce detachment
- O: church of martyrs
- C: passive to authorities; O: outspoken and fearless to authorities
legacy Origen
- coherent and systematic threatment of the faith// first systematic theology
- defended christianity successfully against opponents
- although platonist, he has optimistic view of salvation
- developed exegetical method
- critical for development of mysticism
On First Principles: First Christian systematic theology - NATURE and OUTLINE
- nature: single body of doctrine
- scripture of book:
- book 1: God; in godself - falling away from God - rational creatures in relation to God
- Book 2: world: mixture of spiritual and material
- book 3 free will and conflict between good and evil
- book 4 scripture
exegesis TABLE
- sense - form - audience - purpose
- literal - scholia - scholars/opponents/congregations - clarify
- moral - homilies - congregation - enkindle
- spiritual - commentaries - gnostics - enlighten
exegesis book 4 on first principles
- levels
- necessity of figurative language
- principles determining impossibility of literal interpretation
- method
- reasons for pattern of concealment revelation in scripture
- limits of piety
theological system of exitus and reditus
- authority of church teaching
- basic principles of the journey (end is always beginning)
- christology
- triad
- anthropology
christian life of clement
- prayer
- resurrection
- ecclesiology
- sacraments
canons against origen
- 1. anathema against pre-existent soul for men
- 2. soul of lord pre-existent
- 3. punishment of demons and of impious men temporary

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