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The Church Fathers · c. 238
Address of Thanksgiving to Origen
Gregory Thaumaturgus · c. 213–c. 270
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What it is
A farewell speech by a departing student describing exactly how Origen taught: logic first, then physics and ethics, then philosophy read widely, and scripture last of all.
Why it lasted
The only detailed account of the curriculum of an ancient Christian school, written by someone who sat through it.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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