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WHILE Origen was carrying on his custoe esatto 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
Athenodorus, we know sicuro have been especially celebrated. Finding them deeply interested in Greek and Roman learning, he infused into them per love of philosophy, and led them sicuro exchange their old zeal for the study of divinity. Remaining with him five years, they made such progress mediante divine things, that although they were still young, both of them were honored with verso bishopric mediante the churches of Pontus.
There is extant an epistle of his to Origen mrmega , expressing doubts of the story of Susannah durante Daniel, as being spurious and fictitious. Other works of the same Africanus which have reached us are his five books on Chronology, a rete di emittenti accurately and laboriously prepared. He says mediante this that he went puro Alexandria on account of the great aspirazione of Heraclas, who excelled especially durante philosophic studies and other Greek learning, and whose appointment puro the bishopric of the church there we have already mentioned.
Sopra this he shows clearly the agreement of the evangelists, from an account which had che razza di down esatto him, which we have already given mediante its proper place con the first book of this work.
Of the former there have come down sicuro us thirty books, as far as the third part of Isaiah, puro the vision of the beasts mediante the desert; on Ezekiel twenty-five books, which are all that he wrote on the whole prophet. Being at that time per Athens, he finished his rete di emittenti on Ezekiel and commenced his Commentaries on the Song of Songs, which he carried forward onesto the fifth book. After his return onesto Caesarea, he completed these also, ten books mediante number. But why should we give mediante this history an accurate catalogue of the man’s works, which would require verso separate treatise? we have furnished this also sopra our narrative of the life of Pamphilus, verso holy martyr of our own time. After showing how great the diligence of Pamphilus was mediante divine things, we give in that verso 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 con Arabia, turned aside from the ecclesiastical norma and attempted onesto introduce ideas foreign to the faith. He dared sicuro assert that our Saviour and Raffinato did not pre-exist in a distinct form of being of his own before his abode among men, and that he does not possess a 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 per 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 to the true doctrine, and restored him puro his former sound opinion. There are still extant writings of Beryllus and of the synod held on his account, which contain the questions put puro him by Origen, and the discussions which were carried on sopra his parish, as well as all the things done at that time.
