ABSTRACT
Origen, a Christian theologian and biblical exegete of the third century, is an influential figure who lived, taught, and studied in the intellectual world of Alexandria. This chapter argues that Origen essentially agrees with Philo that language involves an immaterial and intelligible component. Usually, Origen presents a traditional view of incorporeal meanings conveyed by the vehicle of vocal utterances. The chapter describes that Origen also find the claim that logos is something distinct from the human voice. Origen has often been understood to be a Christian Platonist in a strong sense, whose familiarity with Greek philosophy induced him to depart from the apostolic doctrines. Origen introduces the immateriality of divine mind very early in his exposition of God the Father in his On First Principles. Origen distinguishes between voice and language. The mind, guided by divine providence in its earthly life, adopts this flawed system of words to communicate its contents to other people.
