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The Anathemas Against Origen

Sixth-century anathemas against Origenist teaching on the pre-existence of souls and universal restoration, preserved with the records of the Second Council of Constantinople.

Tradition: Council documents
Accessed: 2026-10-06

Citation

The Anathemas Against Origen, with the records of the Second Council of Constantinople, AD 553.

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Reincarnation was removed from the BibleNo manuscript or council record shows reincarnation removed from the Bible. Christians rejected it openly before Constantine, and old manuscripts read like ours.