Orthodox blog

[Wildflower3]

I tend to view Origen as a tragic figure in that he was noble and had the courage of a martyr ( he was tortured by pagans). His spiritual teachings seem most peculiar though. For ex:


Origen taught that, before the creation of the material universe, God had created the souls of all the intelligent beings. These souls, at first fully devoted to God, fell away from him and were given physical bodies

I mean, how on earth could he even claim to know something like that?

 

[Lukaris]

I mean, how on earth could he even claim to know something like that?

I don’t know and he knew the books of the Bible and followed the canon well before it was formalized. He was a good, brilliant & faithful believer by intent and not prideful or deceitful. Perhaps his flaw was too much influence from Plato ( more than he realized)?