It was further developed by Origen (third century C.E.), who claimed that “the devil had acquired a legal claim on men ” and who regarded“ the death of Christ... as a ransom paid to the devil. ” ​ — History of Dogma, by Adolf Harnack.
के ज़रिए शैतान को छुड़ौती का मूल्य अदा किया गया । ” — एडॉल्फ हार्नाक की लिखी हिस्ट्री ऑफ डॉग्मा से ।