For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be.

This revelation the external self-emanation of God is expressed by Origen in various ways the Logos being only one of many. At first devoted to the contemplation and love of their creator almost all of these intelligences eventually grew bored of contemplating God their love for him cooling off. Origen distinctly emphasised the independence of the Logos as well as the distinction from the being and substance of God.

However in recent years the idea has found some reconsideration especially among Restorationist Christian groups. Notably he frequently referred to his hypothesis of the pre-existence of souls. Origen was a prolific writer in multiple branches of theology including textual criticism biblical exegesis and hermeneutics philosophical theology preaching and spirituality.