id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-6583 Origen - Wikipedia .html text/html 19353 1938 68 Origen is the main source of information on the use of the texts that were later officially canonized as the New Testament.[117][118] The information used to create the late-fourth-century Easter Letter, which declared accepted Christian writings, was probably based on the lists given in Eusebius's Ecclesiastical History HE 3:25 and 6:25, which were both primarily based on information provided by Origen.[118] Origen accepted the authenticity of the epistles of 1 John, 1 Peter, and Jude without question[117] and accepted the Epistle of James as authentic with only slight hesitation.[119] He also refers to 2 John, 3 John, and 2 Peter[110] but notes that all three were suspected to be forgeries.[110] Origen may have also considered other writings to be "inspired" that were rejected by later authors, including the Epistle of Barnabas, Shepherd of Hermas, and 1 Clement.[120] "Origen is not the originator of the idea of biblical canon, but he certainly gives the philosophical and literary-interpretative underpinnings for the whole notion."[120] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-6583.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-6583.txt