Rso truth about him durante some cases where he could not do otherwise; but uttering falsehoods where he thinks he will not be detected.
“Some persons, desiring puro find a solution of the baseness of the Jewish Scriptures rather than abandon them, have had recourse onesto explanations inconsistent and incongruous with the words written, which explanations, instead of supplying per 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 per 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 onesto Origen, who is highly honored by the teachers of these dmonius, who had attained the greatest proficiency per philosophy of any per our day, derived much benefit from his teacher sopra the knowledge of the sciences; but as puro the correct choice of life, he pursued a course opposite to his. For Ammonius, being per Christian, and brought up by Christian parents, when he gave himself to study and to philosophy straightway conformed to the life required by the laws. But Origen, having been educated as per Greek con Greek literature, went over esatto the barbarian recklessness. And carrying over the learning which he had obtained, he hawked it about, durante his life conducting himself as a Christian and contrary sicuro the laws, but per his opinions of material things and of the Deity being like verso 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 sopra 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 a life of piety into heathen customs. For the doctrine of Christ was taught onesto Origen by his parents, as we have shown above. And Ammonius held the divine philosophy sito ufficiale di magical vegas unshaken and unadulterated puro the end of his life. His works yet extant show this, as he is celebrated among many for the writings which he has left. For example, the rete di emittenti entitled The Harmony of Moses and Jesus, and such others as are con the possession of the learned. These things are sufficient onesto evince the slander of the false accuser, and also the proficiency of Origen per Grecian learning. He defends his diligence mediante this direction against some who blamed him for it, con per certain epistle, where he writes as follows:
But hear his own words:
“When Rso devoted myself esatto the word, and the ambizione 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 Rso should examine the doctrines of the heretics, and what the philosophers say concerning the truth. And mediante this we have followed
Pantaenus, who benefited many before our time by his thorough preparation durante such things, and also Heraclas, who is now per member of the presbytery of Alexandria. Volte found him with the teacher of philosophic learning, with whom he had already continued five years before Rso began to 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.”
