This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH CENTURIES IN THE SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA AND ITS DEPENDENTS 1. The school of Alexandria was founded, so far as we are able to determine, by Pantcenus, near the close of the second Christian century. Pantcenus (fc. 200), a Stoic philosopher and a ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER II THE STUDY OF THEOLOGY IN THE THIRD AND FOURTH CENTURIES IN THE SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA AND ITS DEPENDENTS 1. The school of Alexandria was founded, so far as we are able to determine, by Pantcenus, near the close of the second Christian century. Pantcenus (fc. 200), a Stoic philosopher and a teacher of rhetoric, after his conversion to Christianity organised in Alexandria a Christian school, of which he became the head. It is commonly supposed that this ' school of the faithful' was the ancient catechetical school. If so, it was transformed by Pantaenus. Eusebius1 describes him as 'a man highly distinguished for his learning'; Jerome as of 'great prudence and erudition both in the Scriptures and in secular literature.' 2 They agree in saying that he was sent on a mission to India. According to Eusebius, 'He displayed such zeal for the Divine Word, that he was appointed as a herald of the Gospel of Christ to the nations in the East, and was sent as far as India. For indeed there were still many evangelists of the Word, who sought earnestly to use their inspired zeal, after the examples of the apostles, for the increase and building up of the Divine Word. Pantaenus was one of these.' It is not clear when this mission took place, but it seems most probable that it preceded his activity in the 1 Eusebius, Church History, v. 10. * Jerome, De vir. ill., 86. school. Eusebius tells of it after making his general statement respecting the work of Pantaenus in the school, but he closes his account with the words: 'After many good deeds Pantaenus finally became the head of the school at Alexandria, and expounded the treasures of divine doctrine both orally and in writing.' Jerome ascribes to him 'commentaries on Holy Scripture, ' many of which..
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