WHILE Origen was carrying on his custoe to him not only from the vicinity, but also from other countries. Among these Theodorus, the same that was distinguished among the bishops of our day under the name of Gregory, and his brother
Origen answered this very fully
Athenodorus, we know puro have been especially celebrated. Finding them deeply interested mediante Greek and Roman learning prova qui , he infused into them a love of philosophy, and led them onesto exchange their old zeal for the study of divinity. Remaining with him five years, they made such progress con divine things, that although they were still young, both of them were honored with per bishopric con the churches of Pontus.
There is extant an epistle of his sicuro Origen, expressing doubts of the story of Susannah sopra Daniel, as being spurious and fictitious. Other works of the same Africanus which have reached us are his five books on Chronology, a sistema accurately and laboriously prepared. He says in this that he went onesto Alexandria on account of the great desiderio of Heraclas, who excelled especially in philosophic studies and other Greek learning, and whose appointment puro the bishopric of the church there we have already mentioned.
Aristides on the supposed discrepancy between Matthew and Luke mediante the Genealogies of Christ
Durante this he shows clearly the agreement of the evangelists, from an account which had che down puro him, which we have already given in its proper place con the first book of this rete informatica.
Of the former there have ad esempio down sicuro us thirty books, as far as the third part of Isaiah, esatto the vision of the beasts sopra the desert; on Ezekiel twenty-five books, which are all that he wrote on the whole prophet. Being at that time con Athens, he finished his work on Ezekiel and commenced his Commentaries on the Song of Songs, which he carried forward to the fifth book. After his return puro Caesarea, he completed these also, ten books mediante number. But why should we give durante this history an accurate catalogue of the man’s works, which would require verso separate treatise? we have furnished this also in our narrative of the life of Pamphilus, per holy martyr of our own time. After showing how great the diligence of Pamphilus was con divine things, we give con that per catalogue of the library which he collected of the works of Origen and of other ecclesiastical writers, Whoever desires may learn readily from this which of Origen’s works have reached us. But we must proceed now with our history.
BERYLLUS, whom we mentioned recently as bishop of Bostra per Arabia, turned aside from the ecclesiastical canone and attempted puro introduce ideas foreign onesto the faith. He dared onesto assert that our Saviour and Lord did not pre-exist con verso distinct form of being of his own before his abode among men, and that he does not possess verso divinity of his own, but only that of the Father dwelling mediante him. Many bishops carried on investigations and discussions with him on this matter, and Origen having been invited with the others, went down at first for a conference with him esatto ascertain his real opinion. But when he understood his views, and perceived that they were erroneous, having persuaded him by argument, and convinced him by demonstration, he brought him back onesto the true doctrine, and restored him preciso his former sound opinion. There are still extant writings of Beryllus and of the synod held on his account, which contain the questions put esatto him by Origen, and the discussions which were carried on durante his parish, as well as all the things done at that time.
