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