O CONHECIMENTO DE SI NO ITINERÁRIO ESPIRITUAL DE ORÍGENES DE ALEXANDRIA

Francisco Erlânio Gomes Ribeiro

doi:10.23925/2177-952X.2018v13i23p79-93

Authors

Francisco Erlânio Gomes Ribeiro Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2177-952X.2018v13i23p79-93

Keywords:

Origen of Alexandria, patristic theology, theological anthropology, self-knowledge

Abstract

The famous inscription of the oracle of Delphi "know thyself" is present throughout the history of philosophical thought and Christian spirituality. In Thanks to Origen, Gregory Thaumaturgus presents the master as a true philosopher. As he learned from the master, the excellence of philosophy is found in the realization of the oracular saying: "know thyself". This article intends to develop this aspect of the spiritual itinerary of Origen from passages of his Commentary on the Canticle of Canticles, in which self-knowledge is placed in the recognition of being created in the image and likeness of God (ontological field) and in the knowledge of the dispositions of the soul (ethical field).

Author Biography

Francisco Erlânio Gomes Ribeiro, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia na Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Membro dos Grupos de Pesquisa “Teologia e Espiritualidade” e “Questões de Deus” da PUC-SP.