(sic) Origen's Four Definitions of (sic) and His Application of John 1:26 to Theological Anthropology

This article lays out Origen's anthropological application of John 1:26. In particular, it examines the way in which Origen pairs the phrase "one whom you do not know has stood in your midst (sic)" with the Stoic terminus technicus "governing faculty" (sic) through an identification of (sic) with soul. This identification assumes that (sic) refers to the soul and that references to the soul apply to the governing faculty. The former stands upon Origen's four-fold interpretation of (sic); the latter is an assumption based in Stoic psychology. This article begins with an examination of how Origen connects (sic) to soul and, subsequently, soul to the governing faculty. Next, it examines Origen's engagement with John 1:26 in his Commentary on John. Finally, the article discusses the various ways in which Origen interprets this verse in his other works.