Orige.net: A Network-Based Digital Approach to Quotation Culture and Biblical Exegesis in Origen of Alexandria

Abstract This article introduces Orige.net , an open-access digital platform that applies network analysis to the study of biblical quotation culture in the works of Origen of Alexandria. Moving beyond traditional hermeneutical approaches, it advances a quotation-centred methodology that examines how clusters of scriptural citations function as units of theological knowledge production in early Christian exegesis. After outlining the theoretical foundations of quotation culture and its relevance to patristic biblical interpretation, the article presents the structure, technical implementation, and research potential of Orige.net . The platform visualises relationships between passages in Origen’s corpus, biblical quotations, and doctrinal themes, enabling the identification of recurring patterns and central scriptural nodes. By reconstructing Origen’s intertextual and mnemonic engagement with Scripture, Orige.net offers a novel tool for Origenian studies and demonstrates the broader value of network analysis for the study of quotation, intertextuality, and knowledge production in antiquity.