Origenism

Origenism refers to a set of beliefs attributed to the Christian theologian Origen.^[1] The main principles of Origenism include allegorical interpretation of scripture, pre-existence, and subordinationism.^[2] Origen's thought was influenced by Philo the Jew, Platonism and Clement of Alexandria.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[1]

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