Pseudo-Origen

“Pseudo-Origen” designates exegetical material transmitted under Origen’s name whose authorship is uncertain or demonstrably later. Such pieces survive chiefly in catenae (chains of excerpts) and reflect Origen’s allegorical style without being securely his own work.

Transmitted chiefly in the catenae, this material reflects Origen's allegorical manner without being securely his — a reminder of how freely exegetical comment circulated, was copied, and was relabelled in the early centuries. Modern readers meet it mainly as excerpts beside the biblical text, valued for its insight even where its authorship cannot be established.