Origen lived from about 185 - 254 AD. He was born in Alexandria, Egypt to a Christian family. His father was martyred for being a Christian when Origen was quite young, and it left a deep impact on him. Origen decided to dedicate himself fully to ascetical struggles and the study of the Bible.
He became associated with the Catechetical School of Alexandria, where St. Clement of Alexandria had taught before him. He quickly rose to become the head of the school. There he wrote many works on the Christian faith and was widely thought to be the most brilliant mind of his time. However his works generated controversy, most especially after his death. Some of teachings were condemned and most of his enormous output of writings (6,000 by some estimates) were destroyed.
In this selection of works we include the following books and letters:
1. De Principiis
2. Africanus to Origen
3. Origen to Africanus
4. Origen to Gregory
5. Against Celsus
6. Letter of Origen to Gregory
7. Commentary on the Gospel of John
8. Commentary on the Gospel of Matthew
Origen Adamantius was an early Christian scholar, theologian, and one of the most distinguished of the early fathers of the Christian Church. According to tradition, he is held to have been an Egyptian who taught in Alexandria, reviving the Catechetical School of Alexandria where Clement of Alexandria had taught.
Using his knowledge of Hebrew, he produced a corrected Septuagint. He wrote commentaries on most of the books of the Bible. In De principiis (On First Principles), he articulated one of the first philosophical expositions of Christian doctrine.
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