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Though his orthodoxy had been questioned in Alexandria while he was alive, [189] [158] after Origen's death Pope Dionysius of Alexandria became one of the foremost proponents of Origen's theology. [ 222 ] [ 223 ] [ 224 ] Every Christian theologian who came after him was influenced by his theology, whether directly or indirectly. [ 104 ]
Oriental Orthodoxy rejects the Chalcedonian Definition, and instead adopts the miaphysite formula, [27] [28] believing that the human and divine natures of Christ are united in one Incarnate Nature. Historically, the early prelates of the Oriental Orthodox Churches thought that the Chalcedonian Definition implied a possible repudiation of the ...
Coptic icon of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul. According to the canons of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the four bishops of Rome, Alexandria, Ephesus (later transferred to Constantinople) and Antioch were all given status as Patriarchs, the ancient apostolic centers of Christianity by the First Council of Nicaea (predating the schism).
Origen, or Origen Adamantius (c. 185 – c. 254) was a scholar and theologian. According to tradition, he was an Egyptian [27] who taught in Alexandria, reviving the Catechetical School where Clement had taught. The patriarch of Alexandria at first supported Origen but later expelled him for being ordained without the patriarch's permission.
He therefore heavily modified Origen's text, omitting and altering any parts which disagreed with contemporary Christian orthodoxy. [ 12 ] [ 11 ] In the introduction to this translation, Rufinus mentioned that Jerome had studied under Origen's disciple Didymus the Blind , implying that Jerome was a follower of Origen.
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It was Origen, who is generally looked on as the father of biblical criticism, that gave the Catechetical School of Alexandria the high character it enjoyed for biblical studies. He was the first to draw a clear distinction between the different senses which Sacred Scripture can have, viz., the literal , the moral , and the mystical or ...
Orthodoxy (from Greek: ὀρθοδοξία, orthodoxía, 'righteous/correct opinion') [1] [2] is adherence to correct or accepted creeds, especially in religion. [3] Orthodoxy within Christianity refers to acceptance of the doctrines defined by various creeds and ecumenical councils in Antiquity , but different Churches accept different creeds ...