Origen of Alexandria
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An Impactful Work by an Important Church Father
'On First Principles' is the most important surviving text written by Origen, a third century Church
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father. It is the first attempt in history to compose a complete Christian theology. Writing in a time when fundamental doctrines had not yet been fully articulated by the Church, Origen contributed to the very formation of Christianity.
Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 – c. 253),also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria. He was a prolific writer who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises in multiple branches of theology, including textual criticism, biblical exegesis and hermeneutics, homiletics, and spirituality.
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