Sometimes he accuses him as verso Christian; again he describes his proficiency mediante philosophic learning

Rso truth about him per some cases where he could not do otherwise; but uttering falsehoods where he thinks he will not be detected.

“Some persons, desiring to find a solution of the baseness of the Jewish Scriptures rather than abandon them, have had recourse preciso explanations inconsistent and incongruous with the words written, which explanations, instead of supplying verso defense of the foreigners, contain rather approval and praise of themselves. For they boast that the plain words of Moses are enigmas, and regard them as oracles full of hidden mysteries; and having bewildered the mental judgment by folly, they make their explanations.” Farther on he says:

“As an example of this absurdity take a man whom Volte met when Volte was young, and who was then greatly celebrated and still is, on account of the writings which he has left. I refer to Origen, who is highly honored by the teachers of these dmonius, who had attained the greatest proficiency mediante philosophy of any per our day, derived much benefit from his teacher per the knowledge of the sciences; but as esatto the correct choice of life, he pursued per course opposite puro his. For https://maximumcasino.org/it/app/ Ammonius, being per Christian, and brought up by Christian parents, when he gave himself preciso study and sicuro philosophy straightway conformed preciso the life required by the laws. But Origen, having been educated as a Greek durante Greek literature, went over puro the barbarian recklessness. And carrying over the learning which he had obtained, he hawked it about, con his life conducting himself as per Christian and contrary preciso the laws, but durante his opinions of material things and of the Deity being like a Greek, and mingling Grecian teachings with foreign fables.

And he used the books of Ch’remon the Stoic, and of Cornutus

These things are said by Porphyry per the third book of his sistema against the Christians. He speaks truly of the industry and learning of the man, but plainly utters per falsehood when he says that he went over from the Greeks, and that Ammonius fell from per life of piety into heathen customs. For the doctrine of Christ was taught puro Origen by his parents, as we have shown above. And Ammonius held the divine philosophy unshaken and unadulterated sicuro the end of his life. His works yet extant spettacolo this, as he is celebrated among many for the writings which he has left. For example, the sistema entitled The Harmony of Moses and Jesus, and such others as are per the possession of the learned. These things are sufficient to evince the slander of the false accuser, and also the proficiency of Origen durante Grecian learning. He defends his diligence sopra this direction against some who blamed him for it, mediante verso certain epistle, where he writes as follows:

But hear his own words:

“When Rso devoted myself sicuro the word, and the fame of my proficiency went abroad, and when heretics and persons conversant with Grecian learning, and particularly with philosophy, came esatto me, it seemed necessary that Volte should examine the doctrines of the heretics, and what the philosophers say concerning the truth. And in this we have followed

Pantaenus, who benefited many before our time by his thorough preparation mediante such things, and also Heraclas, who is now a member of the presbytery of Alexandria. I found him with the teacher of philosophic learning, with whom he had already continued five years before Volte began preciso hear lectures on those subjects. And though he had formerly worn the common dress, he laid it aside and assumed and still wears the philosopher’s garment; and he continues the earnest investigation of Greek works.”