Homilies on Luke

Origen of Alexandria (185–253)

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Just as in the old people, many claimed to prophesy, but some of them were false prophets and some were truly prophets, and the people had the gift of discerning spirits, by which the true prophet and the false one were distinguished; so also now in the New Testament many have desired to write the Gospels, but the reliable money changers did not approve everything, but chose some of them. Perhaps also the term "attempted" contains a hidden accusation against those who came to the writing of the Gospels without a gift. For Matthew did not "attempt," but wrote by the Holy Spirit, as did Mark and John, and similarly Luke. However, those who wrote the Gospel according to the Egyptians and the Gospel according to the Twelve "attempted" to write. And already Basilides also dared to write his Gospel according to Basilides. "Many, therefore, have taken in hand" - for there is also the Gospel according to Thomas and the Gospel according to Matthias and several others. These are attempts; the church of God has approved only the four. However, Luke, when…

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