c. AD 185 – c. 253
Origen of Alexandria
The most prolific scholar of the early Church; he produced the Hexapla, a six-column comparison of Old Testament texts, and wrote commentaries on most of Scripture.
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- Location
- Alexandria and Caesarea
- Role
- Biblical scholar, teacher and theologian
- Major writings
- On First Principles; Against Celsus; Hexapla; biblical commentaries and homilies
- Teachings
- Literal, moral and spiritual senses of Scripture
- Rational defence of Christianity against pagan critics
- Connection to apostolic Christianity
- He appealed to the rule of faith handed down from the apostles as the boundary of legitimate speculation, though some later positions attributed to him were condemned in the sixth century.
Quotations with references
“The Scriptures were composed by the Spirit of God, and have not only that meaning which is obvious, but also another which escapes most.”
Sources and References
- Origen, Against Celsusnewadvent.org