Volte 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 onesto find verso 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 a 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 Rso met when I 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 mediante our day, derived much benefit from his teacher con the knowledge of the sciences; but as sicuro the correct choice of life, he pursued per course opposite onesto his. For Ammonius, being a Christian, and brought up by Christian parents, when he gave himself sicuro study and puro philosophy straightway conformed puro the life required by the laws. But Origen, having been educated as a Greek in Greek literature, went over puro 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 to the laws, but con 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 in the third book of his rete informatica against the Christians. He speaks truly of the industry and learning of the man, but plainly sunvegas utters a 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 sicuro Origen by his parents, as we have shown above. And Ammonius held the divine philosophy unshaken and unadulterated preciso the end of his life. His works yet extant esibizione 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 durante the possession of the learned. These things are sufficient to evince the slander of the false accuser, and also the proficiency of Origen per Grecian learning. He defends his diligence in this direction against some who blamed him for it, durante per indivis epistle, where he writes as follows:
But hear his own words:
“When Rso devoted myself sicuro the word, and the bramosia 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 con this we have followed
Pantaenus, who benefited many before our time by his thorough preparation in such things, and also Heraclas, who is now per member of the presbytery of Alexandria. I 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.”
