Panegyric to Origen
work by Gregory Thaumaturgus
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Gregory Thaumaturgus, a student of the theologian Origen, wrote a eulogy titled Panegyric to Origen. This work is described as a florid tribute and provides insights into Origen's teaching methods. Origen himself was a highly influential theologian and biblical scholar of the early Greek church, known for his extensive writings and his work on the Old Testament text, the Hexapla. Gregory Thaumaturgus, later a bishop, was one of Origen's notable students at Caesarea.123
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