Natural Law in Origen's Anthropology
The term of natural law plays an important role in the anthropology of the great theologian and philosopher Origen of Alexandria. By distinguishing a great variety of notions of law in the scripture, Origen locates the specific notion of natural law in the guiding part of the soul called the heart a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
[2019]
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Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
Year: 2019, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Pages: 138-148 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Origenes 185-254
/ Theological anthropology
/ Natural law
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology |
| Further subjects: | B
φύσις
B Soul music B νόμος B Natural Law B Conscience B Origen B λόγος |
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| Summary: | The term of natural law plays an important role in the anthropology of the great theologian and philosopher Origen of Alexandria. By distinguishing a great variety of notions of law in the scripture, Origen locates the specific notion of natural law in the guiding part of the soul called the heart and the ἡγεμονικόν or νοῦς in the Bible and philosophy, respectively. The natural law enables man with this location and in interaction with λόγος to distinguish between good and evil and to act ethically. Natural law therefore is the foundation of responsibility and the imputation of sin. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-961X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für antikes Christentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/zac-2019-0008 |