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
Father of the allegorical method of
scripture interpretation
He developed the idea of Christ as
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
