What did Origen teach about the creation of souls?
Created before the material universe
Created after the material universe
Created simultaneously with the material universe
Not created, but eternal
Answer
Origen taught that, before the creation of the material universe, God had created the souls of all the intelligent beings. These souls, at first fully devoted to God, fell away from him and were given physical bodies.
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