Origen of Alexandria - Homily I on Genesis | Catholic Culture Audiobooks
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- “In accordance with the view of the apostle Paul, let us give attention to the text - that we can, as he himself says, receive ‘the mind of Christ’ and know ‘the things that are given us by God.’”
After St. Paul, Origen of Alexandria may well have been the most titanic intellectual figure of the first three centuries of Christianity. In the breadth of his writings and in the depth of his influence, Origen is equaled by few among the Church Fathers. He brought the Catechetical School of Alexandria to its height after succeeding Clement as its head. He was the first to make Scriptural exegesis into a science. His works were copied by Sts. Jerome and Ambrose among many others, and he influenced great medieval mystics like St. Bernard and Meister Eckhart. He dared to go where no Christian thinker had gone before - and though he fell into some theological errors, he nevertheless submitted all his thought to the judgment of the Universal Church and attained something very close to a martyr’s death.
Origen’s homilies are simple, conversational and spiritually edifying. One is struck by his conviction that every word, every grammatical construction of Scripture has a purpose, and by his care not to let any meaning God intended go to waste. His interpretations give the lie to contemporary mischaracterizations of how early Christians understood the bible, especially with regard to the creation texts.
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Amazing Job, very pleasant voice to hear. Hope we can hear more works of Origen in the future. 🙏
examine the book of James when judging .... I look forward to hearing him when I enter the KOG... and his dad too! O:)
Origen was amazing! Would love to see more of his works posted.
Anything in particular?
@@CatholicCulturePod Any of Solomon’s Books - I would really like to see his take on Song of Songs, Ecclesiastes or Proverbs. Thanks! Much Love and Blessings Always!
Thanks for the suggestions.
@@CatholicCulturePodHis Commentary on John would be absolutely amazing.
Amazing Truths here. Show me one Now whom has his insight.
Will the other homilies be recorded? Thanks
Probably not, this is just a selection. But we might do something else by Origen at some point, a homily or commentary on some other book of the Bible.
May I ask, is Origen the Christian the same “Origen The Pagan?” Porphyry talks of Origen The Pagan with respect and mentions that Plotinus remarking on how Learned and wise he was that he had nothing of Platonic philosophy to teach him. Yet Porphyry doesn’t like Origen The Christian simply because he was a Christian. I am currently reading Against Celsus. One thing I have read of Origen The Christian is that Theology is the highest philosophy. I wonder if Porphyry liked Origen when we was a pagan, but changed his mind when he converted to the faith. Yet if he is a different Origen or not, I’d like to know.
They seem to be two different people. Especially because we know that Origen the Christian was raised Christian - his father was a martyr.
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Isn’t this particular individual considered a heretic. Why a homily from an individual outside the Christian church?
Origen was not outside the Christian church, on the contrary, he suffered something very close to martyrdom for Christ. He was a very early figure in speculative theology and even if he made some errors, he said nothing intentionally contrary to the teachings of the Church and submitted his work to the Church's judgment. There is a difference between falling into error and being an obstinate heretic, the latter is what puts you outside the Church. Also, what exact positions he held continue to be debated, his controversial stuff is not mainly in his scriptural commentaries, and also, his reputation as a heretic arguably comes more from later followers who held more extreme positions than from his own writings.
Finally, Origen was just a huge influence on Christian theology and monastic spirituality, including many saints, so there really is no avoiding him.
For more on Origen I recommend listening to the 2 episodes on him in our Way of the Fathers podcast :)
He is a Church father and his writings are precious. No one has ever proven he was a heretic. Tertullan was proven, but not Origen.
@@Angel268201 I’ve never heard of him being refer to as a father, I know that it’s an honorary title but he was officially condemned as being heretical.
@menjuu 👍
@@CatholicCulturePod 🤺☦🇷🇺Well, as Christians, we should cherry pick his true works andctoss the corrupted ones of his later years. The fact that he opened up a view that questioned the entire historical accuracy of the Bible, saying parts of the NARRATIVE itself are allegory is heresy whether you like it or not, and that is the reason why he wasn't a church father despite his large scale and pioneer work. You said so yourself: speculative work. Well, to be a church father you have to be bound by oral Tradition on the basics, not contradict it, and even just being a cause for later heretic ideologies, is enough to condemn one. If he would be venerated that would have meant our faith isn't true