The Unity and Multiplicity of the Holy Spirit in Origen of Alexandria

Abstract In his study on angelomorphic traditions in early Christian pneumatology, Bogdan Bucur suggests that Origen is both indebted to and develops upon Clement of Alexandria’s pneumatology. This article takes up Bucur’s claim, offering the first examination of Origen’s pneumatology in light of pr...

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Main Author: Miller, Micah M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Vigiliae Christianae
Year: 2021, Volume: 75, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-302
Further subjects:B Clement of Alexandria
B Origen of Alexandria
B Holy Spirit
B Pneumatology, Angelomorphic Pneumatology
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Summary:Abstract In his study on angelomorphic traditions in early Christian pneumatology, Bogdan Bucur suggests that Origen is both indebted to and develops upon Clement of Alexandria’s pneumatology. This article takes up Bucur’s claim, offering the first examination of Origen’s pneumatology in light of previous research on early Christian angelomorphic traditions. It argues that Origen interprets the traditional understanding of the Holy Spirit as one and seven in terms of a philosophical notion of power, allowing him to explain how the one Holy Spirit can distribute many different gifts.
ISSN:1570-0720
Contains:Enthalten in: Vigiliae Christianae
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700720-12341488