Origen of Alexandria
3rd century · AD 253 · Early Fathers (before Nicaea) · 2,917 passages
The most prolific early commentator on Scripture. He read the text on several levels — literal, moral, and spiritual — and shaped how later fathers preached.
Background on Origen of Alexandria
In his own words on 2 Peter
- 2 Peter 1:4
What is the fellowship of the Holy Spirit? Peter describes this by calling it "sharing in the divine nature."
SERMONS ON LEVITICUS 4.4.2
Quoted verbatim from public-domain English translations of the fathers — Aquinas's Catena Aurea, the Ante-Nicene and Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers, and related editions. Each quotation links to its source.