Other authors, like an Origenist monk in the early fifth century, have also been proposed for the letter. Michael Zeddies has recently suggested that the letter was actually written by Origen of Alexandria (c. 184–c. 254). The author of the letter is identified only in the title and many ancient writings were misattributed. According to Zeddies, the language of the letter, its concept and style, as well as its setting, "are at least as Origenian as they are Clementine". Origen was also influenced by Clement and "shared his background in the Alexandrian church". Furthermore, Origen actually had a pupil named Theodore.