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, he infused into them a love of philosophy, and led them puro exchange their old zeal for the study of divinity. Remaining with him five years, they made such progress per divine things, that although they were still young, both of them were honored with verso bishopric in the churches of Pontus.
There is extant an epistle of his esatto 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 justbit applicazione mobile Chronology, per rete di emittenti accurately and laboriously prepared. He says mediante this that he went sicuro Alexandria on account of the great aspirazione of Heraclas, who excelled especially in philosophic studies and other Greek learning, and whose appointment esatto the bishopric of the church there we have already mentioned.
Aristides on the supposed discrepancy between Matthew and Luke per the Genealogies of Christ
Sopra this he shows clearly the agreement of the evangelists, from an account which had ad esempio down onesto him, which we have already given durante its proper place con the first book of this sistema.
Of the former there have che down puro us thirty books, as far as the third part of Isaiah, preciso the vision of the beasts durante 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 sistema on Ezekiel and commenced his Commentaries on the Song of Songs, which he carried forward to the fifth book. After his return preciso Caesarea, he completed these also, ten books in number. But why should we give durante this history an accurate catalogue of the man’s works, which would require a separate treatise? we have furnished this also sopra our narrative of the life of Pamphilus, a holy martyr of our own time. After showing how great the diligence of Pamphilus was in divine things, we give per 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 in Arabia, turned aside from the ecclesiastical norma and attempted esatto introduce ideas foreign preciso the faith. He dared sicuro assert that our Saviour and Lord did not pre-exist in a distinct form of being of his own before his abode among men, and that he does not possess per divinity of his own, but only that of the Father dwelling durante 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 puro 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 esatto the true doctrine, and restored him esatto his former sound opinion. There are still extant writings of Beryllus and of the synod held on his account, which contain the questions put onesto him by Origen, and the discussions which were carried on in his parish, as well as all the things done at that time.