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Origen
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That is properly termed everlasting or eternal which neither had a beginning of existence, nor can ever cease to be what it is.
— On First Principles, Bk. 1, ch. 2; par. 11
Origen
Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian (c. 185 – c. 253)
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An early Christian scholar who wrote roughly 2,000 treatises and produced the first critical edition of the Hebrew Bible—then was condemned as a heretic three centuries after his death and had all his writings ordered burned.
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Born around 185 in Alexandria, Origen became one of the most prolific writers in late antiquity, sustained by a patron who gave him a team of secretaries to capture his output. He founded the Christian School of Caesarea, where he taught logic, cosmology, and theology, and became the go-to authority on doctrine across Palestine and Arabia. His *On the First Principles* laid the systematic foundation for Christian theology; his *Contra Celsum* became a cornerstone of apologetics; his *Hexapla* arranged the Hebrew Bible in six parallel columns—original text, four Greek translations, and a transl…
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Every being which is endowed with reason, and transgresses its statutes and limitations, is undoubtedly involved in sin by swerving from rectitude and justice.
— On First Principles, Bk. 1, ch. 5; vol. 1, p. 45.
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An end or consummation would seem to be an indication of the perfection and completion of things. ...
— On First Principles, Bk. 1, ch. 6; par. 1
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The soul of while in the body, can admit different energies, that is, controlling influences, of spirits either good or bad.
— On First Principles, Bk. 3, ch. 3, p. 296
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On the other hand a man admits the energy and control and inspired to strive towards things heavenly and divine
— On First Principles, Bk. 3, ch. 3, p. 296
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