Origen
Personal
A student of Clement
Ordained a presbyter
The most accomplished biblical scholar
Ordained a presbyter
The most accomplished biblical scholar
of the early
Church
Father of the allegorical method of
scripture interpretation
He developed the idea of Christ as
Father of the allegorical method of
scripture interpretation
He developed the idea of Christ as
Logos or Incarnate Word
Place and dates
(Alexandria)
185?-254?
Writings
Against
Celsus: closely reasoned apologetic
work refuting the
arguments advanced by the Celsus, the first
serious critic of
Christianity
