Origen Here!

[Origen]

I have been reading your forum and found some interesting topics and discussions, so I thought I would give it a try. I have many areas of interest. Some of them are Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic (and other cognate languages), translation, and exegesis, etc.

 

[Andrew]

I have been reading your forum and found some interesting topics and discussions, so I thought I would give it a try. I have many areas of interest. Some of them are Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic (and other cognate languages), translation, and exegesis, etc.

Awesome glad to have you here!

 

[Origen]

Awesome glad to have you here!

Thank you

 

[Josiah]

Welcome! I hope to see you around....

Question: Are you the Methodist who use to post at CF?


Josiah

 

[Lamb]

Welcome! I hope to see you around....

Question: Are you the Methodist who use to post at CF?


Josiah

I was wondering the same thing!

Welcome to CH! I used to be LilLamb219 over at CF if you are the one that Josiah is thinking of!

 

[Origen]

Not the same person.

 

[Lamb]

Not the same person.

That's okay. Welcome anyway

 

[Origen]

That's okay. Welcome anyway

Thanks

 

[Romanos]

Welcome!

 

[Origen]

Welcome!

Thank you

 

[Confessional Lutheran]

Hello and welcome to the site, @Origen !

 

[Origen]

Hello and welcome to the site, @Origen !

Thank you for the welcome.

 

[NewCreation435]

I did a paper once on Origen though that was over 30 years ago. What inspired you about him to give yourself his name on here?

 

[Origen]

I did a paper once on Origen though that was over 30 years ago. What inspired you about him to give yourself his name on here?

He is considered by many to be the first scholar of the early church. He was one of only two in the early church, the other being Jerome, who knew Hebrew. His Hexapla was an extremely important work and was consulted by Jerome. "Contra Celsum" is relevant even in our time. Many of the arguments Origen refutes in that work are still being used today by Jesus mythers. He really is a fascinating person in so many ways.

 

[NewCreation435]

He is considered by many to be the first scholar of the early church. He was one of only two in the early church, the other being Jerome, who knew Hebrew. His Hexapla was an extremely important work and was consulted by Jerome. "Contra Celsum" is relevant even in our time. Many of the arguments Origen refutes in that work are still being used today by Jesus mythers. He really is a fascinating person in so many ways.

It has been many years since I studied him, but I was under the impression he also had some views that we would consider heretical today.

For example
"He believed, for instance, in the pre-existence of souls and that eventually everyone, including the Devil, would be saved. In addition, he described the Trinity as a hierarchy, not as an equality of Father, Son, and Spirit."

Origen: Model or Heretic? - Christianity Today

He created controversy when he tried to explain the gospel in terms his culture could grasp.

www.christianitytoday.com

 

[Origen]

It has been many years since I studied him, but I was under the impression he also had some views that we would consider heretical today.

True, but he has also been blamed for may things he did not believe or have anything to do with. He has been and is a scapegoat for many. He is like Constantine in that regard.

 

[Krissy Cakes]

Welcome!

 

[Origen]

Welcome!

Thanks

 

[JPPT1974]

Hello and welcome. Feel free to post. Do not be shy at all. God bless!

 

[Origen]

Hello and welcome. Feel free to post. Do not be shy at all. God bless!

Hello to you and thank you.