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 …showed first 75 words of 954 total…

…showed last 75 words of 954 total…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.