origen

Sister Merkle Historical Presentation Intro. to Christianity ORIGEN - born c.185 - was one of the most learned and most original Christian teachers of our time - he served as a teacher of the Catechumens in the church in Alexandria - he was the most prolific writer of the pre-Nicene church - providing much - he dictated around 2,000 works - Origen produced doctrinal and apologetic works as well as commentaries on most of the books …

…west and have spread throughout the Christian community. He later died in c.251, as a confessor in the communion of the church. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** BIBLIOGRAPHY 1. Altaner, Berthold. Patrology. New York: Herder and Herder, 1961. 2. Bercot, David W, ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs: A Reference Guide to more then 700 Topics Discussed by the Early Church Fathers. Peabody: Hendrickson Publishers, 1998. 3. Trigg, Joseph Wilson. Origen: The Bible and Philosophy in the Third-Century Church. Atlanta: John Knox Press, 1983.