Sometimes he accuses him as per Christian; again he describes his proficiency durante 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 onesto find a solution of the baseness of the Jewish Scriptures rather than abandon them, have had recourse esatto 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 verso 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 sicuro Origen, who is highly honored by the teachers of these dmonius, who had attained the greatest proficiency con philosophy of any con our day, derived much benefit from his teacher sopra the knowledge of the sciences; but as onesto the correct choice of life, he pursued per course opposite Newgioco esatto his. For Ammonius, being per Christian, and brought up by Christian parents, when he gave himself to study and to philosophy straightway conformed esatto the life required by the laws. But Origen, having been educated as a Greek in Greek literature, went over esatto the barbarian recklessness. And carrying over the learning which he had obtained, he hawked it about, in his life conducting himself as per Christian and contrary onesto the laws, but mediante 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 verso 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 to Origen by his parents, as we have shown above. And Ammonius held the divine philosophy unshaken and unadulterated puro 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 work entitled The Harmony of Moses and Jesus, and such others as are in the possession of the learned. These things are sufficient preciso evince the slander of the false accuser, and also the proficiency of Origen durante Grecian learning. He defends his diligence per this direction against some who blamed him for it, sopra per un epistle, where he writes as follows:

But hear his own words:

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

Pantaenus, who benefited many before our time by his thorough preparation durante 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 onesto 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.”