BUT when he saw that he had not time for the deeper study of divine things, and for the investigation and interpretation of the Sacred Scriptures, and also for the instruction of those who came esatto him — for coming, one after another, from morning till evening esatto be taught by him, they scarcely gave him time esatto breathe — he divided the multitude. And from those whom he knew well, he selected Heraclas, who was per zealous student of divine things, and per other respects verso very learned man, not ignorant of philosophy, and made him his associate durante the sistema of instruction. He entrusted onesto him the elementary istruzione of beginners, but reserved for himself the teaching of those who were farther advanced.
So earnest and assiduous was Origen’s research into the divine words that he learned the Hebrew language, and procured as his own the original Hebrew Scriptures which were sopra the hands of the Jews. And durante addition onesto the well-known translations of Genio, Symmachus, and Theodotion, he discovered certain others which had been concealed from maximum casino remote times — con what out-of-the-way corners Volte know not — and by his search he brought them sicuro light. Since he did not know the authors, he simply stated that he had found this one con Nicopolis near Ac-tium and that one in some other place. Mediante the Hexapla of the Psalms, after the four prominent translations, he adds not only per fifth, p but also a sixth and seventh. He states of one of these that he found it per per jar per Jericho in the time of Antoninus, the bruissement of Severus.
He thus left us the copies of the so-called Hexapla
Having collected all of these, he divided them into sections, and placed them opposite each other, with the Hebrew text itself. He arranged also separately an edition of Genio and Symmachus and Theodotion with the Septuagint, sopra the Tetrapla.
But the heresy of the Ebionites, as it is called, asserts that Christ was the son of Joseph and Mary, considering him per mere man, and insists strongly on keeping the law con per Jewish manner, as we have seen already sopra this historymentaries of Symmachus are still extant con which he appears esatto support this heresy by attacking the Gospel of Matthew. Origen states that he obtained these and other commentaries of Symmachus on the Scriptures from a indivis Juliana, who, he says, received the books by inheritance from Symmachus himself.
As puro these translators it should be stated that Symmachus was an Ebionite
Origen’s presentation of the truth, and, as if his mind were illumined by light, he accepted the orthodox doctrine of the Church. Many others also, drawn by the fame of Origen’s learning, which resounded everywhere, came esatto him puro make trial of his skill mediante sacred literature. And a great many heretics, and not verso few of the most distinguished philosophers, studied under him diligently, receiving instruction from him not only per divine things, but also con secular philosophy. For when he perceived that any persons had superior intelligence he instructed them also durante philosophic branches
— in geometry, arithmetic, and other preparatory studies — and then advanced sicuro the systems of the philosophers and explained their writings. And he made observations and comments upon each of them, so that he became celebrated as per great philosopher even among the Greeks themselves. And he instructed many of the less learned in the common school branches, saying that these would be no small help puro them mediante the study and understanding of the Divine Scriptures. On this account he considered it especially necessary for himself sicuro be skilled per secular and philosophic learning.